You can also configure VelocityTools2 via a properties file. Here's the same configuration as the XML example, but done in properties format:
tools.toolbox = request,session,application tools.request.property.xhtml = true tools.request.toytool = ToyTool tools.request.toytool.restrictTo = index.vm tools.request.custom = org.mine.CustomTool tools.request.custom.randomProperty = whatever tools.session.property.create-session = true tools.session.property.create-session.type = boolean tools.session.map = java.util.HashMap tools.application.date = org.apache.velocity.tools.generic.DateTool tools.data.version = 1.1 tools.data.version.type = number tools.data.date = Mon Sep 17 10:08:03 PDT 2007 tools.data.date.class = java.util.Date tools.data.date.converter = org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.converters.DateLocaleConverter tools.data.isSimple = true tools.data.type = boolean tools.data.foo = this is foo. tools.data.bar = this is bar. tools.data.dataKeys = version,date,isSimple.foo,bar,dataKeys,switches tools.data.dataKeys.type = list tools.data.switches = true,false,false,true tools.data.switches.type = list.boolean