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017package org.apache.commons.configuration2.reloading;
018
019/**
020 * <p>
021 * Definition of an interface to be implemented by components which support
022 * reloading operations managed by a {@link ReloadingController}.
023 * </p>
024 * <p>
025 * Classes implementing this interface have to provide access to a
026 * {@link ReloadingController} instance. This object can then be used to trigger
027 * reloading checks.
028 * </p>
029 *
030 * @since 2.0
031 */
032public interface ReloadingControllerSupport
033{
034    /**
035     * Returns the {@code ReloadingController} associated with this object.
036     *
037     * @return the associated {@code ReloadingController}
038     */
039    ReloadingController getReloadingController();
040}