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package org.apache.samza.config;

/**
 * The factory for an {@link ConfigLoader} instance to load full job config.
 */
public interface ConfigLoaderFactory {
  /**
   * job.config.loader.properties prefix wraps properties needed for {@link ConfigLoader} to loader config.
   * e.g. PropertiesConfigLoaderFactory will read job.config.loader.properties.path to locate the config file location
   */
  String CONFIG_LOADER_PROPERTIES_PREFIX = "job.config.loader.properties.";

  /**
   * Get an instance of {@link ConfigLoader}
   *
   * @param config start up config which specifies properties needed for the loader to load full job config.
   * @return a config loader instance.
   */
  ConfigLoader getLoader(Config config);
}