ReadUtf8Properties.java

    private static Properties readUtf8Properties(Path path) throws IOException {
        final Properties properties = new Properties();
        final int UTF8_BOM = (int) '\uFEFF';
        try (final BufferedReader reader = Files.newBufferedReader(path, StandardCharsets.UTF_8)) {
            reader.mark(1);
            if (reader.read() != UTF8_BOM) {
                reader.reset();
            }
            properties.load(reader);
        }
        return properties;
    }