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+/*
+* Copyright (c) 2023 Vaughn Nugent
+* 
+* Library: VNLib
+* Package: VNLib.Plugins.Extensions.Loading
+* File: IConfigScope.cs 
+*
+* IConfigScope.cs is part of VNLib.Plugins.Extensions.Loading which is part of the larger 
+* VNLib collection of libraries and utilities.
+*
+* VNLib.Plugins.Extensions.Loading is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify 
+* it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as 
+* published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
+* License, or (at your option) any later version.
+*
+* VNLib.Plugins.Extensions.Loading is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+* GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+*
+* You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+* along with this program.  If not, see https://www.gnu.org/licenses/.
+*/
+
+using System.Text.Json;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+
+namespace VNLib.Plugins.Extensions.Loading
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// A top-level scoped configuration element
+    /// </summary>
+    public interface IConfigScope : IReadOnlyDictionary<string, JsonElement>
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The root level name of the configuration element
+        /// </summary>
+        string ScopeName { get; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Json deserialzes the current config scope to the desired type
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <typeparam name="T">The type to deserialze the current config to</typeparam>
+        /// <returns>The instance created from the current scope</returns>
+        T Deserialze<T>();
+    }
+}