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+<?php
+
+namespace Drupal\Core\Form;
+
+/**
+ * Provides an interface for a Form that has a base form ID.
+ *
+ * This will become the $form_state->getBaseInfo()['base_form_id'] used to
+ * generate the name of hook_form_BASE_FORM_ID_alter().
+ */
+interface BaseFormIdInterface extends FormInterface {
+
+ /**
+ * Returns a string identifying the base form.
+ *
+ * @return string|null
+ * The string identifying the base form or NULL if this is not a base form.
+ */
+ public function getBaseFormId();
+
+}