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package org.netbeans.spi.settings;

/** The Saver should be used as a callback to the framework implementation
 * to handle setting object changes.
 *
 * @author  Jan Pokorsky
 */
public interface Saver {
    /** Notify the framework to be aware of the setting object is changed.
     */
    public void markDirty();
    
    /** Notify the framework the setting object is changed and can be written down
     * @exception IOException if the save cannot be performed
     */
    public void requestSave() throws java.io.IOException;
}