--- a/flys-client/src/main/java/de/intevation/flys/client/client/Config.java	Tue Jun 21 08:13:47 2011 +0000
+++ b/flys-client/src/main/java/de/intevation/flys/client/client/Config.java	Tue Jun 21 10:05:04 2011 +0000
@@ -80,5 +80,31 @@
     public String getLocale() {
         return LocaleInfo.getCurrentLocale().getLocaleName();
     }
+
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the integer configured at
+     * <i>/config/projectlist/update-interval/text()</i> or -1 if an error
+     * occured or no such option is defined.
+     *
+     * @return the update interval of the project list.
+     */
+    public int getProjectListUpdateInterval() {
+        Node projectlist = config.getElementsByTagName("projectlist").item(0);
+
+        if (projectlist == null) {
+            return -1;
+        }
+
+        Node interval = config.getElementsByTagName("update-interval").item(0);
+
+        if (interval == null) {
+            return -1;
+        }
+
+        String value = interval.getFirstChild().getNodeValue();
+
+        return value != null ? Integer.valueOf(value) : -1;
+    }
 }
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