title: Why do the reading of local property files in JMeter require a plugin?
body: <p>I was <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/38576801/in-jmeter-can-you-specify-variables-to-fill-in-for-an-http-request-default">earlier looking</a> for a way to read properties from a project-local file for use in a JMeter Test Plan.  </p>
  
  <p>I found <a href="http://www.testautomationguru.com/jmeter-property-file-reader-a-custom-config-element/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">a plugin</a> that allows you to do this, but I still don't understand why this functionality isn't just supported natively by the standard distribution of JMeter.  Is there a reason for this?</p>