AstrixDynamicConfigFactory.java

/*
 * Copyright 2014 Avanza Bank AB
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package com.avanza.astrix.context;

import com.avanza.astrix.config.DynamicConfig;
/**
 * Used by {@link AstrixConfigurer} to create a {@link DynamicConfig} instance with all custom configuration sources
 * that should be used by a given AstrixContext.
 * 
 * A AstrixDynamicConfigFactory must have a zero-argument constructor.
 * 
 * This factory is located by querying all well-known configuration sources for an property named 
 * "com.avanza.astrix.context.AstrixDynamicConfigFactory" which should point to the class-name of
 * the desired AstrixDynamicConfigFactory to be used by the given AstrixContext, see {@link AstrixConfigurer#setConfig(DynamicConfig)}.
 * 
 *
 * 
 * @author "Elias Lindholm"
 *
 */
public interface AstrixDynamicConfigFactory {
	/**
	 * Creates a {@link DynamicConfig} instance with all custom configuration sources.
	 * 
	 * @return
	 */
	DynamicConfig create();
}