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017package org.apache.commons.configuration2.tree;
018
019/**
020 * <p>
021 * An interface to be implemented by objects that support a {@link NodeModel}.
022 * </p>
023 * <p>
024 * This interface defines a single method for querying a {@code NodeModel}.
025 * </p>
026 *
027 * @version $Id: NodeModelSupport.java 1624601 2014-09-12 18:04:36Z oheger $
028 * @since 2.0
029 * @param <T> the type of the supported {@code NodeModel}
030 */
031public interface NodeModelSupport<T>
032{
033    /**
034     * Returns the {@code NodeModel} supported by this object.
035     *
036     * @return the {@code NodeModel}
037     */
038    NodeModel<T> getNodeModel();
039}