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1 /*
2  * Copyright (C) 2005 Alfresco, Inc.
3  *
4  * Licensed under the Mozilla Public License version 1.1
5  * with a permitted attribution clause. You may obtain a
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8  * http://www.alfresco.org/legal/license.txt
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16  */
17 package org.alfresco.config;
18
19 /**
20  * Definition of a Configuration Service
21  *
22  * @author gavinc
23  */
24 public interface ConfigService
25 {
26    /**
27     * Retrieves the configuration for the given object
28     *
29     * @param object The object to use as the basis of the lookup
30     * @return The Config object containing all the matching configuration data
31     */
32    public Config getConfig(Object JavaDoc object);
33
34    /**
35     * Retrieves the configuration for the given object using the given context
36     *
37     * @param object The object to use as the basis of the lookup
38     * @param context The context to use for the lookup
39     * @return The Config object containing all the matching configuration data
40     */
41    public Config getConfig(Object JavaDoc object, ConfigLookupContext context);
42    
43    /**
44     * Returns just the global configuration, this allows the config service to be
45     * used independently of objects if desired (all config is placed in a global section).
46     *
47     * @return The global config section or null if there isn't one
48     */
49    public Config getGlobalConfig();
50 }
51
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