package cnf

import (
	"io"
)

// 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 {
	// Parse the given file
	Parse(io.Reader) error

	// 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
}