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+<?php
+
+namespace Drupal\Core\Plugin\Context;
+
+use Drupal\Component\Plugin\Context\ContextInterface as ComponentContextInterface;
+use Drupal\Core\Cache\CacheableDependencyInterface;
+
+/**
+ * Context data and definitions for plugins supporting caching and return docs.
+ *
+ * @see \Drupal\Component\Plugin\Context\ContextInterface
+ * @see \Drupal\Core\Plugin\Context\ContextDefinitionInterface
+ */
+interface ContextInterface extends ComponentContextInterface, CacheableDependencyInterface {
+
+ /**
+ * {@inheritdoc}
+ *
+ * @return \Drupal\Core\Plugin\Context\ContextDefinitionInterface
+ */
+ public function getContextDefinition();
+
+ /**
+ * Gets the context value as typed data object.
+ *
+ * @return \Drupal\Core\TypedData\TypedDataInterface
+ */
+ public function getContextData();
+
+ /**
+ * Adds a dependency on an object: merges its cacheability metadata.
+ *
+ * For example, when a context depends on some configuration, an entity, or an
+ * access result, we must make sure their cacheability metadata is present on
+ * the response. This method makes doing that simple.
+ *
+ * @param \Drupal\Core\Cache\CacheableDependencyInterface|mixed $dependency
+ * The dependency. If the object implements CacheableDependencyInterface,
+ * then its cacheability metadata will be used. Otherwise, the passed in
+ * object must be assumed to be uncacheable, so max-age 0 is set.
+ *
+ * @return $this
+ *
+ * @see \Drupal\Core\Cache\CacheableMetadata::createFromObject()
+ */
+ public function addCacheableDependency($dependency);
+
+ /**
+ * Creates a new context with a different value.
+ *
+ * @param \Drupal\Core\Plugin\Context\ContextInterface $old_context
+ * The context object used to create a new object. Cacheability metadata
+ * will be copied over.
+ * @param mixed $value
+ * The value of the new context object.
+ *
+ * @return static
+ */
+ public static function createFromContext(ContextInterface $old_context, $value);
+
+}