WriteActionAware.java

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package com.intellij.openapi.application;

public interface WriteActionAware {
  /**
   * Indicate whether this action should be invoked inside write action.
   * Should return false if e.g. modal dialog is shown inside the action.
   * If false is returned the action itself is responsible for starting write action
   * when needed, by calling {@link Application#runWriteAction(Runnable)}.
   *
   * @return true if the action requires a write action, false otherwise.
   */
  default boolean startInWriteAction() {
    return true;
  }
}