public static String getProperty(String name) {
        if (properties == null) {
            if (isSetupMode()) {
                return null;
            }
            properties = JiveProperties.getInstance();
        }
        return properties.get(name);
    }
Returns a Jive property.

@param name the name of the property to return.
@return the property value specified by name.
xmppserver/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/util/JiveGlobals.java