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package org.apache.flume.conf;

import org.apache.flume.Context;
import org.apache.flume.annotations.InterfaceAudience;
import org.apache.flume.annotations.InterfaceStability;

/**
 * 
 * Any class marked as Configurable may have a context including its
 * sub-configuration passed to it, requesting it configure itself.
 * 
 */
@InterfaceAudience.Public
@InterfaceStability.Stable
public interface Configurable {
  /**
   * 
   * Request the implementing class to (re)configure itself.
   * 
   * 
   * When configuration parameters are changed, they must be
   * reflected by the component asap.
   * 
   * 
   * There are no thread safety guarantees on when configure might be called.
   * 
   * @param context
   */
  public void configure(Context context);

}