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+/*
+ * SymmetricDS is an open source database synchronization solution.
+ *   
+ * Copyright (C) Eric Long <erilong@users.sourceforge.net>,
+ *               Chris Henson <chenson42@users.sourceforge.net>
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with this library; if not, see
+ * <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+package org.jumpmind.symmetric.load;
+
+/**
+ * This is an extension point that can be implemented to listen in and take action
+ * before or after a reload is requested for a Node.
+ */
+public interface IReloadListener {
+    public void beforeReload(String nodeId);
+
+    public void afterReload(String nodeId);
+}