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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 reloading operations managed by a
022 * {@link ReloadingController}.
023 * </p>
024 * <p>
025 * Classes implementing this interface have to provide access to a {@link ReloadingController} instance. This object can
026 * then be used to trigger reloading checks.
027 * </p>
028 *
029 * @since 2.0
030 */
031public interface ReloadingControllerSupport {
032    /**
033     * Gets the {@code ReloadingController} associated with this object.
034     *
035     * @return the associated {@code ReloadingController}
036     */
037    ReloadingController getReloadingController();
038}