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+/*
+ * Copyright 2020 Spotify AB
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+import { createApiRef } from '../ApiRef';
+
+export type Config = {
+  getConfig(key: string): Config;
+
+  getConfigArray(key: string): Config[];
+
+  getNumber(key: string): number | undefined;
+
+  getBoolean(key: string): boolean | undefined;
+
+  getString(key: string): string | undefined;
+
+  getStringArray(key: string): string[] | undefined;
+};
+
+// Using interface to make the ConfigApi name show up in docs
+export interface ConfigApi extends Config {}
+
+export const configApiRef = createApiRef<ConfigApi>({
+  id: 'core.config',
+  description: 'Used to access runtime configuration',
+});