platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/openapi/options/SchemeExtensionProvider.java

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package com.intellij.openapi.options;

import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;

/**
 * A scheme processor can implement this interface to provide a file extension different from default .xml.
 * @see SchemeProcessor
 */
public interface SchemeExtensionProvider {

  /**
   * @return The scheme file extension <b>with e leading dot</b>, for example ".ext".
   */
  @NotNull
  String getSchemeExtension();

  /**
   * @return True if the upgrade from the old default .xml extension is needed.
   */
  boolean isUpgradeNeeded();
}