* better reading of properties

balta/src/main/scala/za/co/absa/db/balta/DBTestSuite.scala

@@ -154,9 +154,15 @@ abstract class DBTestSuite(val persistDataOverride: Option[Boolean] = None) exte
   }
 
   // private functions
-  protected def readConnectionInfoFromConfig: ConnectionInfo = {
+  private def readConnectionInfoFromConfig: ConnectionInfo = {
+    DBTestSuite.connectionInfoFromResourceConfig("/database.properties")
+  }
+}
+
+object DBTestSuite {
+  def connectionInfoFromResourceConfig(resourceName: String): ConnectionInfo = {
     val properties = new Properties()
-    properties.load(getClass.getResourceAsStream("/database.properties"))
+    properties.load(getClass.getResourceAsStream(resourceName))
 
     ConnectionInfo(
       dbUrl = properties.getProperty("test.jdbc.url"),

balta/src/test/scala/za/co/absa/db/balta/DBTestSuiteUnitTests.scala

@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2023 ABSA Group Limited
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package za.co.absa.db.balta
+
+import org.scalatest.funsuite.AnyFunSuiteLike
+
+class DBTestSuiteUnitTests extends AnyFunSuiteLike {
+  test("connectionInfoFromResourceConfig reads local resource file correctly") {
+    val connectionInfo = DBTestSuite.connectionInfoFromResourceConfig("/database.properties")
+    assert(connectionInfo.dbUrl == "jdbc:postgresql://localhost:5432/mag_db")
+    assert(connectionInfo.username == "mag_owner")
+    assert(connectionInfo.password == "changeme")
+    assert(!connectionInfo.persistData)
+  }
+}