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package org.apache.struts2.convention;

/**
 * <p>
 * This interface defines how the action configurations for the current
 * web application can be constructed. This must find all actions that
 * are not specifically defined in the struts XML files or any plugins.
 * Furthermore, it must make every effort to locate all action results
 * as well.
 * </p>
 */
public interface ActionConfigBuilder {
    /**
     * Builds all the action configurations and stores them into the XWork configuration instance
     * via XWork dependency injection.
     */
    void buildActionConfigs();

    boolean needsReload();

    void destroy();
}