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+package xsbti;
+
+/**
+ * Enumeration of existing dependency contexts.
+ * Dependency contexts represent the various kind of dependencies that
+ * can exist between symbols.
+ */
+public enum DependencyContext {
+	/**
+	 * Represents a direct dependency between two symbols :
+	 * object Foo
+	 * object Bar { def foo = Foo }
+	 */
+	DependencyByMemberRef,
+
+	/**
+	 * Represents an inheritance dependency between two symbols :
+	 * class A
+	 * class B extends A
+	 */
+	DependencyByInheritance
+}