ConfigChainResolver.java

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package com.github.rodionmoiseev.c10n;

import java.util.List;

/**
 * @author rodion
 */
interface ConfigChainResolver {
    /**
     * <p>Resolve all c10n configurations responsible for the specified
     * c10n interface.
     *
     * <p>Configurations are returned in the bottom-up order, that is the
     * most concrete configuration first, followed by parent configurations.
     * When multiple configurations exist on the same hierarchy level, they
     * are returned in alphabetical order of their class name.
     *
     * @param c10nInterface C10N interface to resolve configurations for (non-null)
     * @return List of configurations responsible for the given c10n interface
     */
    List<C10NConfigBase> resolve(Class<?> c10nInterface);
}