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package com.intellij.openapi.components;

/**
 * The base interface class for all components.
 *
 * @see ApplicationComponent
 * @see ProjectComponent
 */
public interface BaseComponent extends NamedComponent {
  /**
   * Component should perform initialization and communication with other components in this method.
   * This is called after {@link com.intellij.openapi.components.PersistentStateComponent#loadState(Object)}.
   */
  void initComponent();

  /**
   * Component should dispose system resources or perform other cleanup in this method.
   */
  void disposeComponent();
}
