org.apache.commons.configuration.reloading

Interface ReloadingStrategy

All Known Implementing Classes:

FileChangedReloadingStrategy, InvariantReloadingStrategy, ManagedReloadingStrategy

public interface ReloadingStrategy

A strategy to decide if a configuration should be reloaded.

Since:

1.1

Version:

$Revision$, $Date$

Author:

Emmanuel Bourg, Olivier Heger

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	init() Initialize the strategy.
void	reloadingPerformed() Notify the strategy that the file has been reloaded.
boolean	reloadingRequired() Tell if the evaluation of the strategy requires to reload the configuration.
void	setConfiguration(FileConfiguration configuration) Set the configuration managed by this strategy.

Method Detail

setConfiguration

void setConfiguration(FileConfiguration configuration)

Set the configuration managed by this strategy.

Parameters:

configuration - the configuration to monitor

init

void init()

Initialize the strategy.

reloadingRequired

boolean reloadingRequired()

Tell if the evaluation of the strategy requires to reload the configuration.

Returns:

a flag whether a reload should be performed

reloadingPerformed

void reloadingPerformed()

Notify the strategy that the file has been reloaded.