docs: public static byte getPropertyAsByte(final String name, final byte defaultValue) {
          if (PropertiesManager.props == null) loadProps();
          byte returnValue = defaultValue;
          try {
              returnValue = getPropertyAsByte(name);
          } catch (Throwable t) {
              log.error(
                      "Could not retrieve or parse as byte property ["
                              + name
                              + "], defaulting to ["
                              + defaultValue
                              + "]",
                      t);
          }
          return returnValue;
      }