java/broker/src/main/java/org/apache/qpid/server/configuration/plugins/ConfigurationPluginFactory.java

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package org.apache.qpid.server.configuration.plugins;

import org.apache.commons.configuration.Configuration;
import org.apache.commons.configuration.ConfigurationException;

import java.util.List;

public interface ConfigurationPluginFactory
{
    /**
     * The Parent paths of the configuration that this plugin supports.
     * 
     * For example, {@code queue} elements have a parent path of {@code virtualhosts.virtualhost}.
     */
    public List<String> getParentPaths();

    public ConfigurationPlugin newInstance(String path, Configuration config) throws ConfigurationException;
}