public Short getShort(String name, Short defaultVal) {
    return getShortInRange(name, defaultVal, Short.MIN_VALUE, Short.MAX_VALUE);
  }
Read an integer from the properties instance
@param name The property name
@param defaultVal The default value to use if the property is not found
@return the integer value
ambry-api/src/main/java/com/github/ambry/config/VerifiableProperties.java