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+package cnf
+
+// Field generic representation (root, branch or leaf)
+type Field struct {
+	// Label of the current field
+	Label string
+	// Value of the current field
+	Value string
+	// Children of the current field or NIL if none
+	Children []Field
+}
+
+// ConfigurationFormat is the common interface for all configuration parser
+type ConfigurationFormat interface {
+	// Get the value of a field if it exists
+	Get(string) (string, bool)
+
+	// Set the value of a field if exists
+	Set(string, string) bool
+}