package org.naftulin.configmgr.parsers;

 import java.net.URL;

 import org.naftulin.configmgr.ConfigurationManagerException;

 import org.naftulin.configmgr.ConfigurationManagementEntry;

 /**

  * Configuration entry parser converts configuration record into configuration management enttry.

  * It parses the file (or resource) that the record describes, and stores the configuration

  * as a content of an {@link org.naftulin.configmgr.ConfigurationManagementEntry entry}.

  * 

  * @author Henry Naftulin

  * @since 1.0

  */

 public interface ConfigEntryParser {

         /**

          * Retrurns a configuration managment entry by parsing the record passed in.

          * @param key the key configuration entry will be assigned

          * @param fileUrl the file URL to be parsed.

          * @return a configuration managment entry by parsing the record passed in.

          * @throws ConfigurationManagerException if an error occurs while parsing an entry.

          */

         ConfigurationManagementEntry getConfigurationManagementEntry(

                         String key, URL fileUrl) throws ConfigurationManagerException;

 }