diff --git a/platform/util/src/com/intellij/util/messages/MessageBusListener.java b/platform/util/src/com/intellij/util/messages/MessageBusListener.java
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+package com.intellij.util.messages;
+
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
+
+/**
+ * @author Konstantin Bulenkov
+ */
+public interface MessageBusListener<L> {
+  @NotNull Topic<L> getTopic();
+  @NotNull L getListener();
+}