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package org.elasticsearch.util.settings.loader;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.Map;

/**
 * Provides the ability to load settings (in the form of a simple Map) from
 * the actual source content that represents them.
 *
 * @author kimchy (Shay Banon)
 */
public interface SettingsLoader {

    /**
     * Loads (parses) the settings from a source string.
     */
    Map<String, String> load(String source) throws IOException;
}