platform/core-api/src/com/intellij/psi/meta/PsiMetaData.java

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package com.intellij.psi.meta;

import com.intellij.psi.PsiElement;
import org.jetbrains.annotations.NonNls;

/**
 * @author peter
 *
 * @see MetaDataRegistrar#registerMetaData(com.intellij.psi.filters.ElementFilter, Class)
 * @see PsiMetaOwner#getMetaData()
 */
public interface PsiMetaData {
  PsiElement getDeclaration();

  @NonNls
  String getName(PsiElement context);

  @NonNls
  String getName();

  void init(PsiElement element);

  /**
   * @return objects this meta data depends on.
   * @see com.intellij.psi.util.CachedValue
   */
  Object[] getDependences();
}