code: public static Properties loadProperties(final URL fileURL) {
          checkNotNull("fileURL", fileURL);
          final Properties props = new Properties();
          try (final InputStream inStream = fileURL.openStream()) {
              props.load(inStream);
          } catch (final IOException ex) {
              throw new RuntimeException(ex);
          }
          return props;
      }
docs: Load a file from an URL.
  
  @param fileURL
  Property file URL - Cannot be <code>null</code>.
  
  @return Properties.