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package org.apache.hadoop.hbase.conf;

import org.apache.yetus.audience.InterfaceAudience;

/**
 * This extension to ConfigurationObserver allows the configuration to propagate to the children of
 * the current {@link ConfigurationObserver}. This is the preferred way to make a class online
 * configurable because it allows the user to configure the children in a recursive manner
 * automatically. 
 */
@InterfaceAudience.Private
public interface PropagatingConfigurationObserver extends ConfigurationObserver {

  /**
   * Needs to be called to register the children to the manager. 
   * @param manager : to register to
   */
  void registerChildren(ConfigurationManager manager);

  /**
   * Needs to be called to deregister the children from the manager. 
   * @param manager : to deregister from
   */
  void deregisterChildren(ConfigurationManager manager);
}
