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package org.springframework.boot.config;

import org.springframework.core.env.PropertySource;
import org.springframework.core.io.Resource;

/**
 * Strategy interface used to load a {@link PropertySource}.
 * 
 * @author Dave Syer
 */
public interface PropertySourceLoader {

	/**
	 * Returns {@code true} if the {@link Resource} is supported.
	 * @return if the resource is supported
	 */
	public boolean supports(Resource resource);

	/**
	 * Load the resource into a property source.
	 * @return a property source
	 */
	PropertySource<?> load(Resource resource);

}