code: @Nonnull
  	public static Configuration createConfiguration(Properties properties) {
  		final Configuration configuration = new Configuration();
  
  		final Set<String> propertyNames = properties.stringPropertyNames();
  
  		for (String propertyName : propertyNames) {
  			configuration.setString(propertyName, properties.getProperty(propertyName));
  		}
  
  		return configuration;
  	}
docs: Creates a new {@link Configuration} from the given {@link Properties}.
  
  @param properties to convert into a {@link Configuration}
  @return {@link Configuration} which has been populated by the values of the given {@link Properties}