1 /**
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23 */
24
25 package org.polago.deployconf.group;
26
27 import java.io.IOException;
28
29 /**
30 * Describes a manager for Configuration groups.
31 */
32 public interface ConfigGroupManager {
33
34 /**
35 * Retrieve the ConfigGroup for the given group name.
36 *
37 * @param name the group name to lookup
38 * @return the corresponding ConfigGroup instance
39 * @throws IOException indicating failure to lookup group
40 */
41 ConfigGroup lookupGroup(String name) throws IOException;
42 }