# Package org.apache.commons.configuration2.reloading

This package contains classes and interfaces related to the reloading mechanism.

See: Description

- Interface Summary
  Interface | Description
  --- | ---
  ManagedReloadingDetectorMBean | MBean definition for managing configuration reload.
  ReloadingControllerSupport | Definition of an interface to be implemented by components which support reloading operations managed by a `ReloadingController`.
  ReloadingDetector | An interface to be implemented by objects which can detect whether a reload operation is required.

- Class Summary
  Class | Description
  --- | ---
  CombinedReloadingController | A specialized `ReloadingController` implementation which manages an arbitrary number of other `ReloadingController` objects.
  FileHandlerReloadingDetector | A specialized implementation of `ReloadingDetector` which monitors a file specified by a `FileHandler`.
  ManagedReloadingDetector | A strategy to reload configuration based on management requests.
  PeriodicReloadingTrigger | A timer-based trigger for reloading checks.
  ReloadingController | A class for adding support for reload operations in a generic way.
  ReloadingEvent | An event that is fired when a reload operation is required.
  VFSFileHandlerReloadingDetector | A file-based reloading strategy that uses Commons VFS to determine when a file was changed.

## Package org.apache.commons.configuration2.reloading Description

This package contains classes and interfaces related to the reloading mechanism.

Using these classes it is possible to monitor configuration sources for external changes. When a change is detected notifications are sent out. In collaboration with a configuration builder reloading can happen transparently in background.

Version:
  $Id: package-info.java 1624601 2014-09-12 18:04:36Z oheger $

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