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package org.apache.xbean.server.loader;
import org.apache.xbean.kernel.ServiceName;
import org.apache.xbean.kernel.Kernel;
/**
* Loaders load configurations into a Kernel.
* @author Dain Sundstrom
* @version $Id$
* @since 2.0
*/
public interface Loader {
/**
* Gets the kernel in which configuraitons are loaded.
* @return the kernel in which configurations are loaded
*/
Kernel getKernel();
/**
* Loads the specified configuration into the kernel. The location passed to this method is specific loader
* implementation. It is important to remember that a loader only loads the configuration into the kernel and
* does not start the configuration.
*
* @param location the location of the configuration
* @return the service name of the configuration added to the kernel
* @throws Exception if a problem occurs while loading the configuration
*/
ServiceName load(String location) throws Exception;
}