ConfigValueEvaluator.java

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package org.apache.tamaya.core.internal;

import org.apache.tamaya.spi.ConfigurationContext;
import org.apache.tamaya.spi.PropertyValue;

import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.Map;


/**
 * Component SPI which encapsulates the evaluation of a single or full <b>raw</b>value
 * for a {@link ConfigurationContext}.
 */
public interface ConfigValueEvaluator {

    /**
     * Evaluates single value using a {@link ConfigurationContext}.
     * @param key the config key, not {@code null}.
     * @param context the context, not {@code null}.
     * @return the value, or null.
     */
    PropertyValue evaluteRawValue(String key, ConfigurationContext context);

    /**
     * Evaluates all property values from a {@link ConfigurationContext}.
     * @param context the context, not {@code null}.
     * @return the value, or null.
     */
    Map<String, PropertyValue> evaluateRawValues(ConfigurationContext context);

}