*/
        public StemmerOverrideItem write(final StemmerOverrideItem oldItem) {
            try {
                if (item == null || item.getId() != oldItem.getId() || !item.isUpdated()) {
                    writer.write(oldItem.toLineString());
                    writer.write(Constants.LINE_SEPARATOR);
                    return oldItem;
                }

    }

    /**
     * Checks if the properties file has been updated since the last load.
     *
     * @return {@code true} if the file has been updated, {@code false} otherwise.
     */
    public boolean isUpdated() {
        final long now = System.currentTimeMillis();
        if (now - lastChecked < checkInterval) {
            lastChecked = now;
            return false;
        }
        lastChecked = now;