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package org.apache.commons.configuration.reloading;
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import org.apache.commons.configuration.FileConfiguration;
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* A strategy to decide if a configuration should be reloaded.
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* @author Emmanuel Bourg
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* @version $Id: ReloadingStrategy.java 1210646 2011-12-05 21:25:01Z oheger $
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public interface ReloadingStrategy
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* Set the configuration managed by this strategy.
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* @param configuration the configuration to monitor
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void setConfiguration(FileConfiguration configuration);
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* Initialize the strategy.
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* Tell if the evaluation of the strategy requires to reload the configuration.
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* @return a flag whether a reload should be performed
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boolean reloadingRequired();
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* Notify the strategy that the file has been reloaded.
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void reloadingPerformed();