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package com.netflix.client.config;

/**
 * Defines the key used in {@link IClientConfig}. See {@link CommonClientConfigKey}
 * for the commonly defined client configuration keys.
 * 
 * @author awang
 *
 */
public interface IClientConfigKey {

    @SuppressWarnings("rawtypes")
    public static final class Keys extends CommonClientConfigKey {
        private Keys(String configKey) {
            super(configKey);
        }
    }
    
	/**
	 * @return string representation of the key used for hash purpose.
	 */
	public String key();
	
	/**
     * @return Data type for the key. For example, Integer.class.
	 */
	public Class type();
}