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package org.apache.commons.configuration2.reloading;

Definition of an interface to be implemented by components which support reloading operations managed by a ReloadingController.

Classes implementing this interface have to provide access to a ReloadingController instance. This object can then be used to trigger reloading checks.

Since:2.0
/** * <p> * Definition of an interface to be implemented by components which support * reloading operations managed by a {@link ReloadingController}. * </p> * <p> * Classes implementing this interface have to provide access to a * {@link ReloadingController} instance. This object can then be used to trigger * reloading checks. * </p> * * @since 2.0 */
public interface ReloadingControllerSupport {
Returns the ReloadingController associated with this object.
Returns:the associated ReloadingController
/** * Returns the {@code ReloadingController} associated with this object. * * @return the associated {@code ReloadingController} */
ReloadingController getReloadingController(); }