diff --git a/idea/idea-analysis/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/inspections/AbstractApplicabilityBasedInspection.kt b/idea/idea-analysis/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/inspections/AbstractApplicabilityBasedInspection.kt
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+/*
+ * Copyright 2010-2017 JetBrains s.r.o.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.inspections
+
+import com.intellij.codeInspection.*
+import com.intellij.openapi.editor.Editor
+import com.intellij.openapi.project.Project
+import com.intellij.psi.PsiElement
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtElement
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtVisitorVoid
+
+abstract class AbstractApplicabilityBasedInspection<in TElement: KtElement> : AbstractKotlinInspection() {
+
+    abstract override fun buildVisitor(holder: ProblemsHolder, isOnTheFly: Boolean, session: LocalInspectionToolSession): KtVisitorVoid
+
+    // This function should be called from visitor built by a derived inspection
+    protected fun visitTargetElement(element: TElement, holder: ProblemsHolder, isOnTheFly: Boolean) {
+        if (!isApplicable(element)) return
+
+        holder.registerProblemWithoutOfflineInformation(
+                inspectionTarget(element),
+                inspectionText(element),
+                isOnTheFly,
+                inspectionHighlightType(element),
+                LocalFix(fixText(element))
+        )
+    }
+
+    open fun inspectionTarget(element: TElement): PsiElement = element
+
+    open fun inspectionHighlightType(element: TElement): ProblemHighlightType = ProblemHighlightType.GENERIC_ERROR_OR_WARNING
+
+    abstract fun inspectionText(element: TElement): String
+
+    abstract val defaultFixText: String
+
+    open fun fixText(element: TElement) = defaultFixText
+
+    abstract fun isApplicable(element: TElement): Boolean
+
+    abstract fun applyTo(element: PsiElement, project: Project = element.project, editor: Editor? = null)
+
+    open val startFixInWriteAction = true
+
+    private inner class LocalFix(val text: String) : LocalQuickFix {
+        override fun startInWriteAction() = startFixInWriteAction
+
+        override fun applyFix(project: Project, descriptor: ProblemDescriptor) {
+            val element = descriptor.psiElement
+            applyTo(element, project, element.findExistingEditor())
+        }
+
+        override fun getFamilyName() = defaultFixText
+
+        override fun getName() = text
+    }
+}
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