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+<?php
+
+/*
+ * This file is part of the Symfony package.
+ *
+ * (c) Fabien Potencier <fabien@symfony.com>
+ *
+ * For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
+ * file that was distributed with this source code.
+ */
+
+namespace Symfony\Component\Validator;
+
+/**
+ * Defines the interface for a group sequence provider.
+ */
+interface GroupSequenceProviderInterface
+{
+ /**
+ * Returns which validation groups should be used for a certain state
+ * of the object.
+ *
+ * @return array An array of validation groups
+ */
+ public function getGroupSequence();
+}