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XWork is an command-pattern framework that is used to power WebWork as well as other applications. XWork provides an Inversion of Control container, a powerful expression language, data type conversion, validation, and pluggable configuration.

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/*
 * Copyright (c) 2002-2006 by OpenSymphony
 * All rights reserved.
 */
package com.opensymphony.xwork2.config;

import com.opensymphony.xwork2.inject.ContainerBuilder;
import com.opensymphony.xwork2.util.location.LocatableProperties;


/**
 * Interface to be implemented by all forms of XWork configuration classes.
 *
 * @author $Author: mrdon $
 * @version $Revision: 1213 $
 */
public interface ConfigurationProvider {

    public void destroy();
    
    public void init(Configuration configuration) throws ConfigurationException;
    
    public void register(ContainerBuilder builder, LocatableProperties props) throws ConfigurationException;
    
    public void loadPackages() throws ConfigurationException;
    
    /**
     * Tells whether the ConfigurationProvider should reload its configuration
     *
     * @return true, whether the ConfigurationProvider should reload its configuration, falseotherwise.
     */
    public boolean needsReload();
    
}