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package org.apache.commons.configuration2.reloading;

/**
 * 
 * Definition of an interface to be implemented by components which support reloading operations managed by a
 * {@link ReloadingController}.
 * 
 * 
 * Classes implementing this interface have to provide access to a {@link ReloadingController} instance. This object can
 * then be used to trigger reloading checks.
 * 
 *
 * @since 2.0
 */
public interface ReloadingControllerSupport {
    /**
     * Gets the {@code ReloadingController} associated with this object.
     *
     * @return the associated {@code ReloadingController}
     */
    ReloadingController getReloadingController();
}