platform/vcs-log/api/src/com/intellij/vcs/log/VcsLogProviderRequirementsEx.java

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package com.intellij.vcs.log;

import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;

import java.util.Set;

import static com.intellij.vcs.log.VcsLogProvider.Requirements;

/**
 * Extension of the standard {@link Requirements} which contains data used by some VCSs. <br/>
 * An object of this object is actually passed to {@link #readFirstBlock(com.intellij.util.Consumer}, but VcsLogProviders
 * which need this additional information must check for instanceof before casting & be able to fallback.
 */
public interface VcsLogProviderRequirementsEx extends Requirements {

  /**
   * Tells if this request is made during log initialization, or during refresh
   * Returns true if it is refresh; false if it is initialization.
   */
  boolean isRefresh();

  /**
   * Returns the refs which were in the log before the refresh request.
   */
  @NotNull
  Set<VcsRef> getPreviousRefs();

}