platform/vcs-api/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/ui/Refreshable.java

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package com.intellij.openapi.vcs.ui;

import com.intellij.openapi.actionSystem.DataKey;

/**
 * Base interface for user interface objects which can be refreshed and can save/restore
 * their state.
 *
 * @author lesya
 */
public interface Refreshable {
  DataKey<Refreshable> PANEL_KEY = DataKey.create("Panel");

  /**
   * The data ID which can be used to retrieve the active <code>Refreshable</code>
   * instance from {@link com.intellij.openapi.actionSystem.DataContext}.
   *
   * @see com.intellij.openapi.actionSystem.DataContext#getData(String)
   */
  @Deprecated String PANEL = PANEL_KEY.getName();

  void refresh();

  void saveState();

  void restoreState();
}