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package org.apache.catalina.ha.util;

import java.util.Iterator;

/**
 * @author Peter Rossbach
 */
public interface IDynamicProperty {

    /**
     * set config attributes with reflect
     *
     * @param name
     * @param value
     */
    public boolean setProperty(String name, Object value) ;

    /**
     * get current config
     *
     * @param key
     * @return The property
     */
    public Object getProperty(String key) ;
    /**
     * Get all properties keys
     *
     * @return An iterator over the property names
     */
    public Iterator<String> getPropertyNames() ;

    /**
     * remove a configured property.
     *
     * @param key
     */
    public void removeProperty(String key) ;

}
