/*
* 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.
*
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* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
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*
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*/
using System.Text.Json;
using System.Collections.Generic;
namespace VNLib.Plugins.Extensions.Loading
{
///
/// A top-level scoped configuration element
///
public interface IConfigScope : IReadOnlyDictionary
{
///
/// The root level name of the configuration element
///
string ScopeName { get; }
///
/// Json deserialzes the current config scope to the desired type
///
/// The type to deserialze the current config to
/// The instance created from the current scope
T Deserialze();
}
}