/* Copyright 2012 Google, Inc.
*
* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
* You may obtain a copy of the License at
*
* http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
*
* Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
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package org.arbeitspferde.groningen.config;
import org.arbeitspferde.groningen.exceptions.InvalidConfigurationException;
import java.io.IOException;
/**
* Use {@code ConfigManager} to get obtain an instance of {@link GroningenConfig}.
*/
public interface ConfigManager {
/**
* Initialize the configuration manager.
*/
public void initialize() throws IOException, InvalidConfigurationException;
/**
* Shutdown the configuration manager.
*/
public void shutdown() throws IOException;
/**
* Query the Groningen configuration data from its repository.
* @return An instance of {@link GroningenConfig}
*/
public GroningenConfig queryConfig();
}