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+/*
+ * Copyright 2000-2009 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 com.intellij.openapi.project;
+
+import com.intellij.openapi.actionSystem.AnAction;
+
+import javax.swing.*;
+
+/**
+ * @author nik
+ */
+public abstract class DumbAwareAction extends AnAction implements DumbAware {
+  protected DumbAwareAction() {
+  }
+
+  protected DumbAwareAction(String text) {
+    super(text);
+  }
+
+  protected DumbAwareAction(String text, String description, Icon icon) {
+    super(text, description, icon);
+  }
+}