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package org.openhab.core.config.core;

import java.net.URI;

import org.eclipse.jdt.annotation.NonNullByDefault;
import org.eclipse.jdt.annotation.Nullable;

/**
 * Can be implemented to point one config description URI to another.
 *
 * @author Simon Kaufmann - Initial contribution
 */
@NonNullByDefault
public interface ConfigDescriptionAliasProvider {

    /**
     * Get an alias for the given config description URI (if applicable)
     *
     * @param configDescriptionURI the original config description URI
     * @return the alias or {@code null} if this handler does not apply to the given URI.
     */
    @Nullable
    URI getAlias(URI configDescriptionURI);
}
