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namespace Apache.Avalon.Framework
{
	using System;
	///<summary>
	/// This interface should be implemented by classes that need to be
	/// configured with custom parameters before initialization. The
	/// contract surrounding a Configurable is that the instantiating
	/// entity must call the configure method before it is valid.
	///</summary>
	public interface IConfigurable
	{
		/// <summary>
		/// This interface should be implemented by classes that need to be
		/// configured with custom parameters before initialization. The
		/// contract surrounding a Configurable is that the instantiating
		/// entity must call the configure method before it is valid.
		/// </summary>
		/// <param name="config">The configuration object to parse.</param>
		/// <exception cref="ConfigurationException">
		/// If there is any problem parsing the configuration object.
		/// </exception>
		void Configure( IConfiguration config );
	}
}