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diff --git a/opendaylight/config/config-api/src/main/java/org/opendaylight/controller/config/api/DependencyResolver.java b/opendaylight/config/config-api/src/main/java/org/opendaylight/controller/config/api/DependencyResolver.java
index 40ff7e1703..813e55426b 100644
--- a/opendaylight/config/config-api/src/main/java/org/opendaylight/controller/config/api/DependencyResolver.java
+++ b/opendaylight/config/config-api/src/main/java/org/opendaylight/controller/config/api/DependencyResolver.java
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import org.opendaylight.yangtools.yang.binding.BaseIdentity;
 public interface DependencyResolver extends Identifiable<ModuleIdentifier> {
 
     /**
-     * To be used during validation phase to validate serice interface of
+     * To be used during validation phase to validate service interface of
      * dependent module.
      *
      * @param expectedServiceInterface MBean/MXBean interface which will back the proxy object.
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ public interface DependencyResolver extends Identifiable<ModuleIdentifier> {
     <T> T resolveInstance(Class<T> expectedType, ObjectName objectName,
                           JmxAttribute jmxAttribute);
 
+
     /**
      * To be used during commit phase to resolve identity-ref config attributes.
      *
@@ -86,4 +87,12 @@ public interface DependencyResolver extends Identifiable<ModuleIdentifier> {
      */
     <T> T newMXBeanProxy(ObjectName objectName, Class<T> interfaceClass);
 
+    /**
+     * Check whether a dependency will be reused or (re)created. Useful when deciding if current module could be also reused.
+     *
+     * @param objectName ObjectName ID of a dependency
+     * @param jmxAttribute JMXAttribute ID of a dependency
+     * @return true if the dependency will be reused false otherwise
+     */
+    boolean canReuseDependency(ObjectName objectName, JmxAttribute jmxAttribute);
 }