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package jetbrains.mps.extapi.persistence;
import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
import org.jetbrains.mps.openapi.persistence.ModelRoot;
/**
* Represents that {@link ModelRoot} can be cloned.
* @param <T> -- is the type of the model root which one wants to copy
*
* @author Radimir.Sorokin, apyshkin
*/
public interface CopyableModelRoot<T extends CopyableModelRoot<T> & ModelRoot> {
/**
* Copies this model root contents to the <t>targetModelRoot</t>.
* the resulting model root must be equal to the prototype
*/
void copyTo(@NotNull T targetModelRoot) throws CopyNotSupportedException;
}