PyInstantiableType.java

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package com.jetbrains.python.psi.types;

import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;

/**
 * A type that can describe either particular instantiated instance of a class or a class itself. 
 * 
 * @author Mikhail Golubev
 */
public interface PyInstantiableType<T extends PyInstantiableType<T>> extends PyType {
  boolean isDefinition();

  @NotNull
  T toInstance();

  @NotNull
  T toClass();
}