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+/*
+ * Copyright 2018-present Open Networking Foundation
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.onosproject.openstacktelemetry.util;
+
+import com.google.common.base.Strings;
+
+import java.util.Dictionary;
+
+import static org.onlab.util.Tools.get;
+
+/**
+ * An utility that used in openstack telemetry app.
+ */
+public final class OpenstackTelemetryUtil {
+
+    /**
+     * Prevents object instantiation from external.
+     */
+    private OpenstackTelemetryUtil() {
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets Boolean property from the propertyName
+     * Return null if propertyName is not found.
+     *
+     * @param properties   properties to be looked up
+     * @param propertyName the name of the property to look up
+     * @return value when the propertyName is defined or return null
+     */
+    public static Boolean getBooleanProperty(Dictionary<?, ?> properties,
+                                              String propertyName) {
+        Boolean value;
+        try {
+            String s = get(properties, propertyName);
+            value = Strings.isNullOrEmpty(s) ? null : Boolean.valueOf(s);
+        } catch (ClassCastException e) {
+            value = null;
+        }
+        return value;
+    }
+}