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package com.intellij.openapi.components;
/**
* To check that component stat is changed and must be saved, `getState` is called.
* To reduce `getState` calls {@link com.intellij.openapi.util.ModificationTracker} can be implemented.
* But common interface can lead to confusion (if meaning of 'modification count' for serialization and for other clients is different).
* So, you can use this interface to distinguish use cases.
*/
public interface PersistentStateComponentWithModificationTracker<T> extends PersistentStateComponent<T> {
long getStateModificationCount();
}