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+/*
+ * Copyright 2010-2023 JetBrains s.r.o. and Kotlin Programming Language contributors.
+ * Use of this source code is governed by the Apache 2.0 license that can be found in the license/LICENSE.txt file.
+ */
+
+package org.jetbrains.kotlin.analysis.project.structure
+
+import com.intellij.openapi.project.Project
+
+/**
+ * [KotlinModuleDependentsProvider] provides dependents for a [KtModule], which are modules that depend on the [KtModule].
+ *
+ * Implementations of this provider should ensure that results are provided in reasonable time, for example by caching results, as its
+ * functions may be called frequently.
+ */
+public abstract class KotlinModuleDependentsProvider {
+    /**
+     * Returns all direct dependents of [module], excluding [module] if it depends on itself.
+     */
+    public abstract fun getDirectDependents(module: KtModule): Set<KtModule>
+
+    /**
+     * Returns all direct and indirect dependents of [module], excluding [module] if it depends on itself.
+     */
+    public abstract fun getTransitiveDependents(module: KtModule): Set<KtModule>
+
+    public companion object {
+        public fun getInstance(project: Project): KotlinModuleDependentsProvider =
+            project.getService(KotlinModuleDependentsProvider::class.java)
+    }
+}