ConfigSource.java

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 * Copyright 2014 Avanza Bank AB
 *
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package com.avanza.astrix.config;
/**
 * The SPI used to plug in a configuration source into a {@link DynamicConfig} instance.
 * 
 * NOTE: Dynamic configuration sources should implement the {@link DynamicConfigSource} interface
 * rather than this one. 
 * 
 * @author Elias Lindholm (elilin)
 *
 */
public interface ConfigSource {
	
	/**
	 * Reads a property from this ConfigSource.
	 *  
	 * @param propertyName - The name of the property to read
	 * @return The value of the given property, or null if this ConfigSource does not contain a value for the tiven property
	 */
	String get(String propertyName);
	
}