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+<?php
+
+namespace Drupal\Core\Display;
+
+use Drupal\Component\Plugin\ConfigurablePluginInterface;
+use Drupal\Component\Plugin\PluginInspectionInterface;
+use Drupal\Core\Cache\RefinableCacheableDependencyInterface;
+use Drupal\Core\Plugin\PluginFormInterface;
+use Drupal\Core\Session\AccountInterface;
+
+/**
+ * Provides an interface for DisplayVariant plugins.
+ *
+ * @see \Drupal\Core\Display\Annotation\DisplayVariant
+ * @see \Drupal\Core\Display\VariantBase
+ * @see \Drupal\Core\Display\VariantManager
+ * @see plugin_api
+ */
+interface VariantInterface extends PluginInspectionInterface, ConfigurablePluginInterface, PluginFormInterface, RefinableCacheableDependencyInterface {
+
+ /**
+ * Returns the user-facing display variant label.
+ *
+ * @return string
+ * The display variant label.
+ */
+ public function label();
+
+ /**
+ * Returns the admin-facing display variant label.
+ *
+ * This is for the type of display variant, not the configured variant itself.
+ *
+ * @return string
+ * The display variant administrative label.
+ */
+ public function adminLabel();
+
+ /**
+ * Returns the unique ID for the display variant.
+ *
+ * @return string
+ * The display variant ID.
+ */
+ public function id();
+
+ /**
+ * Returns the weight of the display variant.
+ *
+ * @return int
+ * The display variant weight.
+ */
+ public function getWeight();
+
+ /**
+ * Sets the weight of the display variant.
+ *
+ * @param int $weight
+ * The weight to set.
+ */
+ public function setWeight($weight);
+
+ /**
+ * Determines if this display variant is accessible.
+ *
+ * @param \Drupal\Core\Session\AccountInterface $account
+ * (optional) The user for which to check access, or NULL to check access
+ * for the current user. Defaults to NULL.
+ *
+ * @return bool
+ * TRUE if this display variant is accessible, FALSE otherwise.
+ */
+ public function access(AccountInterface $account = NULL);
+
+ /**
+ * Builds and returns the renderable array for the display variant.
+ *
+ * The variant can contain cacheability metadata for the configuration that
+ * was passed in setConfiguration(). In the build() method, this should be
+ * added to the render array that is returned.
+ *
+ * @return array
+ * A render array for the display variant.
+ */
+ public function build();
+
+}