package org.apache.continuum.configuration;

import java.io.File;

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/**
 * @author <a href="mailto:olamy@apache.org">olamy</a>
 * @version $Id$
 * @since 17 juin 2008
 */
public interface ContinuumConfiguration
{
    /**
     * @return an empty or a filled on but never null !
     * @throws ContinuumConfigurationException
     *
     */
    GeneralConfiguration getGeneralConfiguration()
        throws ContinuumConfigurationException;

    void setGeneralConfiguration( GeneralConfiguration generalConfiguration )
        throws ContinuumConfigurationException;

    void save()
        throws ContinuumConfigurationException;

    void save( File file )
        throws ContinuumConfigurationException;

    void reload()
        throws ContinuumConfigurationException;

    void reload( File file )
        throws ContinuumConfigurationException;
}