package org.apache.torque.generator.configuration.option;

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import java.util.Collection;

import org.apache.torque.generator.configuration.ConfigurationException;
import org.apache.torque.generator.configuration.ConfigurationProvider;
import org.apache.torque.generator.option.Option;

/**
 * The part of the configuration which provides information to set options.
 */
public interface OptionsConfiguration
{
    /**
     * Retrieves the configured options and returns them.
     *
     * @param configurationProvider The configuration provider to access
     *        the option files.
      *
     * @return the read options, not null.
     *
     * @throws ConfigurationException if an error occurs while reading
     *         the options.
     */
    Collection<Option> getOptions(
            ConfigurationProvider configurationProvider)
        throws ConfigurationException;
}
