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16 package com.intellij.openapi.module;
18 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
19 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
22 * Represents a reliable and efficient reference to (probably non-existing) module by its name. If you have a part of a project configuration
23 * which refers to a module by name, you can store an instance returned by {@link ModulePointerManager#create(String)} instead of storing the module name.
24 * This allows you to get a Module instance via {@link #getModule()} which is more efficient than {@link ModuleManager#findModuleByName}, and
25 * {@link #getModuleName() module name} encapsulated inside the instance will be properly updated if the module it refers to is renamed.
27 public interface ModulePointer {
32 String getModuleName();