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/**
 * <p>
 * This package contains the implementations of <em>configuration builder</em>
 * classes used to create new {@code Configuration} objects.
 * </p>
 * <p>
 * In <em>Commons Configuration</em>, configuration builders are responsible for
 * the creation and initialization of {@code Configuration} objects. The typical
 * use case is that a builder is created and configured with initialization
 * parameters defining specific settings for the configuration to be created.
 * The builder can then be stored centrally. Each component requiring access to
 * configuration information queries the builder for its managed
 * {@code Configuration} and can read or write properties as its pleasure.
 * </p>
 * <h3>Important note</h3>
 * <strong>This package contains a number of interfaces that reflect the
 * initialization parameters available for supported configuration implementations.
 * These interfaces are not intended to be implemented by client code! When new
 * features are added to the represented configuration classes corresponding new
 * methods will be added to them. This can happen even in minor releases.</strong>
 * </p>
 *
 * @version $Id: package-info.java 1624601 2014-09-12 18:04:36Z oheger $
 */
package org.apache.commons.configuration2.builder;
