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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}