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package org.apache.ignite.configuration.tree;

/** */
public interface ConfigurationSource {
    /**
     * Treat current configuration source as a leaf value and try to convert it to the specific class.
     * Failing behaviour is not specified and depends on the implementation.
     *
     * @param <T> Type of the object for type safety during compilation.
     * @param clazz Class instance of type to convert to.
     * @return Converted leaf object.
     */
    default <T> T unwrap(Class<T> clazz) {
        throw new UnsupportedOperationException("unwrap");
    }

    /**
     * Treats current configuration source as an inner node. Tries to construct the content of {@code node} using
     * available data from the source.
     *
     * @param node Constructable node which content will be modified by the configuration source.
     */
    default void descend(ConstructableTreeNode node) {
    }
}
