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package org.apache.commons.configuration;

/**
 * 
 * Definition of an interface for objects that can create a configuration.
 * 
 * 
 * This interface defines an abstract way of creating a
 * {@code Configuration} object. It does not assume any specific way of
 * how this is done; this is completely in the responsibility of an
 * implementation class. There is just a single method that returns the
 * configuration constructed by this builder.
 * 
 *
 * @author Commons Configuration team
 * @version $Id: ConfigurationBuilder.java 1208781 2011-11-30 21:11:02Z oheger $
 */
public interface ConfigurationBuilder
{
    /**
     * Returns the configuration provided by this builder. An implementation has
     * to perform all necessary steps for creating and initializing a
     * {@code Configuration} object.
     *
     * @return the configuration
     * @throws ConfigurationException if an error occurs
     */
    Configuration getConfiguration() throws ConfigurationException;
}