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package org.apache.geode.admin;

/**
 * A single configuration parameter of a {@link SystemMember}.
 *
 * @since GemFire 3.5
 *
 * @deprecated as of 7.0 use the <code><a href=
 *             "{@docRoot}/org/apache/geode/management/package-summary.html">management</a></code>
 *             package instead
 */
public interface ConfigurationParameter {

  /** Gets the identifying name of this configuration parameter. */
  public String getName();

  /** Gets the full description of this configuration parameter */
  public String getDescription();

  /** Gets the current value */
  public Object getValue();

  /** Gets the current value as a string */
  public String getValueAsString();

  /** Gets the class type of the value */
  public Class getValueType();

  /** True if this is modifiable; false if read-only */
  public boolean isModifiable();

  /** Returns true if this config parameter uses a string array for value. */
  public boolean isArray();

  /** Returns true if this config parameter represents an InetAddress value. */
  public boolean isInetAddress();

  /** Returns true if this config parameter represents a File value. */
  public boolean isFile();

  /** Returns true if this config parameter represents an octal value. */
  public boolean isOctal();

  /** Returns true if this config parameter represents a string value. */
  public boolean isString();

  /**
   * Sets a new value for this configuration parameter.
   *
   * @param value the new value which must be of type {@link #getValueType}
   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if value type does not match {@link #getValueType}
   * @throws UnmodifiableConfigurationException if attempting to set value when isModifiable is
   *         false
   */
  public void setValue(Object value) throws UnmodifiableConfigurationException;
}