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05: * The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0
06: * (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
07: * the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
08: *
09: * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
10: *
11: * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
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14: * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
15: * limitations under the License.
16: */
17:
18: package org.apache.commons.configuration;
19:
20: /**
21: * Comparator for configurations interface.
22: *
23: * @since 1.0
24: *
25: * @author <a href="mailto:herve.quiroz@esil.univ-mrs.fr">Herve Quiroz</a>
26: * @version $Revision: 439648 $, $Date: 2006-09-02 22:42:10 +0200 (Sa, 02 Sep 2006) $
27: */
28: public interface ConfigurationComparator {
29: /**
30: * Compare two configuration objects.
31: *
32: * @param a the first configuration
33: * @param b the second configuration
34: * @return true if the two configurations are identical according to
35: * the implemented rules
36: */
37: boolean compare(Configuration a, Configuration b);
38: }
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