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package org.apache.tamaya.validation.spi;

import org.apache.tamaya.validation.ConfigModel;

import java.util.Collection;

/**
 * Model createObject a configuration state. A model can be a full model, or a partial model, validating only
 * a configuration subset. This allows better user feedback because big configurations can be grouped
 * and validated by multiple (partial) models.
 */
public interface ModelProviderSpi {

    /**
     * Get the validation defined.
     *
     * @return the sections defined, never null.
     */
    Collection<ConfigModel> getConfigModels();

}