@Nonnull
    public static Map<String, String> toMap(Properties properties) {
        requireNonNull(properties, "properties");
        HashMap<String, String> map = new HashMap<>();
        for (String key : properties.stringPropertyNames()) {
            map.put(key, properties.getProperty(key));
        }
        return map;
    }

    @Nonnull
    public static Properties toProperties(Map<String, String> properties) {

        // ----------------------------------------------------------------------
        Set<String> sys = SystemProperties.getSystemProperties().stringPropertyNames();
        userProperties.stringPropertyNames().stream()
                .filter(k -> !sys.contains(k))
                .forEach(k -> System.setProperty(k, userProperties.getProperty(k)));
    }