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    1   /*
    2    * Copyright 2001-2004 The Apache Software Foundation.
    3    *
    4    * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License")
    5    * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
    6    * You may obtain a copy of the License at
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    8    *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
    9    *
    10   * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
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    12   * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
    13   * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
    14   * limitations under the License.
    15   */
    16
    17  package org.apache.commons.configuration;
    18
    19  /***
    20   * Comparator for configurations interface.
    21   *
    22   * @since 1.0
    23   *
    24   * @author <a href="mailto:herve.quiroz@esil.univ-mrs.fr">Herve Quiroz</a>
    25   * @version $Revision: 1.4 $, $Date: 2004/06/24 12:35:15 $
    26   */
    27  public interface ConfigurationComparator
    28  {
    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  }
    39