in src/main/java/org/apache/maven/shared/verifier/Verifier.java [376:392]
public Properties loadProperties( String filename )
throws VerificationException
{
Properties properties = new Properties();
File propertiesFile = new File( getBasedir(), filename );
try ( FileInputStream fis = new FileInputStream( propertiesFile ) )
{
properties.load( fis );
}
catch ( IOException e )
{
throw new VerificationException( "Error reading properties file", e );
}
return properties;
}