code: public static String convertToHocon(File props) throws IOException {
          StringBuilder output = new StringBuilder();
          List<String> lines = FileUtils.readLines(props);
  
  
          boolean readingValue = false;
          for (String line : lines) {
              if (isComment(line)) {
                  // Comment
                  output.append("#").append(line.trim().substring(1)).append("\n");
                  continue;
              }
  
              if (line.trim().isEmpty()) {
                  if (!readingValue) {
                      output.append("\n");
                  }
                  continue;
              }
  
              if (!readingValue) {
                  int position = getKeyValueSeparatorPosition(line);
                  if (position != 0) {
                      String key = line.substring(0, position).trim();
                      int vPosition = getValueStartPosition(line, position);
                      String value;
                      if (vPosition == -1) {
                          // No value
                          value = "";
                      } else {
                          value = fixValue(line.substring(vPosition).trim());
                      }
                      output.append(fixKey(key)).append("=");
                      if (value.endsWith("\\")) {
                          // Multiline
                          readingValue = true;
                          output.append("\"");
                          output.append(value.substring(0, value.length() - 1));
                      } else {
                          if (vPosition == -1) {
                              output.append("\"\"");
                          } else {
                              output.append(fixSingleLineValue(line.substring(vPosition)).trim()).append("\n");
                          }
                          readingValue = false;
                      }
                  } else {
                      throw new IllegalStateException("No key-value separator found in " + line);
                  }
              } else {
                  String value = line.trim();
                  if (value.endsWith("\\")) {
                      // Multiline
                      readingValue = true;
                      output.append(fixValue(value.substring(0, value.length() - 1)));
                  } else {
                      output.append(fixValue(value)).append("\"\n");
                      readingValue = false;
                  }
              }
          }
  
          return output.toString();
  
      }
docs: Generates the hocon string resulting from the conversion of the given properties file.
  
  @param props the properties file, must exist and be a valid properties file.
  @return the converted configuration (hocon format).
  @throws IOException