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1   ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
2   // checkstyle: Checks Java source code and other text files for adherence to a set of rules.
3   // Copyright (C) 2001-2024 the original author or authors.
4   //
5   // This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
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18  ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
19  
20  package com.puppycrawl.tools.checkstyle;
21  
22  /**
23   * Resolves properties in module configurations.
24   *
25   * <p>The {@link ConfigurationLoader} uses a PropertyResolver to
26   * resolve the values of external properties like {@code ${basename}}
27   * that occur in the configuration file.
28   *
29   * @see ConfigurationLoader
30   */
31  @FunctionalInterface
32  public interface PropertyResolver {
33  
34      /**
35       * Resolves a property name to its value.
36       *
37       * @param name the name of the property.
38       * @return the value that is associated with {@code propertyName}.
39       */
40      String resolve(String name);
41  
42  }