Clarify reuse property setting in docs (#8872)

testcontainers · Jul 11, 2024 · 5fbffbd · 5fbffbd
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diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/testcontainers/utility/TestcontainersConfiguration.java b/core/src/main/java/org/testcontainers/utility/TestcontainersConfiguration.java
@@ -181,7 +181,6 @@ public boolean isDisableChecks() {
 
     @UnstableAPI
     public boolean environmentSupportsReuse() {
-        // specifically not supported as an environment variable or classpath property
         return Boolean.parseBoolean(getEnvVarOrUserProperty("testcontainers.reuse.enable", "false"));
     }
 

diff --git a/docs/features/reuse.md b/docs/features/reuse.md
@@ -16,7 +16,11 @@ opt-in mechanism per environment. To reuse a container, the container configurat
 
 ## How to use it
 
-* Enable `Reusable Containers` in `~/.testcontainers.properties`, by adding `testcontainers.reuse.enable=true`
+* Enable `Reusable Containers` 
+  * through environment variable `TESTCONTAINERS_REUSE_ENABLE=true` 
+  * through user property file `~/.testcontainers.properties`, by adding `testcontainers.reuse.enable=true` 
+  * **not** through classpath properties file [see this comment](https://github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-java/issues/5364#issuecomment-1125907734)
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 * Define a container and subscribe to reuse the container using `withReuse(true)`
 
 ```java