code: private void loadExternal() {
  		Properties properties = new Properties();
  		try {
  			properties.loadFromXML(new FileInputStream(PROPERTIES_PATH));
  			for (String key : properties.stringPropertyNames()) {
  				externalSupport.put(key, properties.getProperty(key));
  			}
  		} catch (IOException ignore) {
  		}
  	}
docs: Load the properties for external utilities from a XML file