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package org.apache.commons.configuration.reloading;

import org.apache.commons.configuration.FileConfiguration;

A strategy to decide if a configuration should be reloaded.
Author:
Emmanuel Bourg
Version:
$Id: ReloadingStrategy.java 1210646 2011-12-05 21:25:01Z oheger $
Since:
1.1/**
 * A strategy to decide if a configuration should be reloaded.
 *
 * @author Emmanuel Bourg
 * @version $Id: ReloadingStrategy.java 1210646 2011-12-05 21:25:01Z oheger $
 * @since 1.1
 */
public interface ReloadingStrategy
{
    
Set the configuration managed by this strategy.
Params:
configuration – the configuration to monitor/**
     * Set the configuration managed by this strategy.
     *
     * @param configuration the configuration to monitor
     */
    void setConfiguration(FileConfiguration configuration);

    
Initialize the strategy.
/**
     * Initialize the strategy.
     */
    void init();

    
Tell if the evaluation of the strategy requires to reload the configuration.
Returns:
a flag whether a reload should be performed/**
     * Tell if the evaluation of the strategy requires to reload the configuration.
     *
     * @return a flag whether a reload should be performed
     */
    boolean reloadingRequired();

    
Notify the strategy that the file has been reloaded.
/**
     * Notify the strategy that the file has been reloaded.
     */
    void reloadingPerformed();

}