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017package org.apache.commons.configuration2.tree;
018
019/**
020 * <p>
021 * An interface to be implemented by objects that support a {@link NodeModel}.
022 * </p>
023 * <p>
024 * This interface defines a single method for querying a {@code NodeModel}.
025 * </p>
026 *
027 * @since 2.0
028 * @param <T> the type of the supported {@code NodeModel}
029 */
030public interface NodeModelSupport<T> {
031    /**
032     * Gets the {@code NodeModel} supported by this object.
033     *
034     * @return the {@code NodeModel}
035     */
036    NodeModel<T> getNodeModel();
037}