public static JSONObject toJSONObject(java.util.Properties properties) throws JSONException {
        JSONObject jo = new JSONObject();
        if (properties != null && !properties.isEmpty()) {
            Enumeration enumProperties = properties.propertyNames();
            while(enumProperties.hasMoreElements()) {
                String name = (String)enumProperties.nextElement();
                jo.put(name, properties.getProperty(name));
            }
        }
        return jo;

    }