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namespace Doctrine\Common\Persistence;

/**
 * Interface for proxy classes.
 *
 * @author Roman Borschel <roman@code-factory.org>
 * @since 2.2
 */
interface Proxy
{
    /**
     * Marker for Proxy class names.
     *
     * @var string
     */
    const MARKER = '__CG__';

    /**
     * Length of the proxy marker
     *
     * @var int
     */
    const MARKER_LENGTH = 6;

    /**
     * Initialize this proxy if its not yet initialized.
     *
     * Acts as a no-op if already initialized.
     *
     * @return void
     */
    public function __load();

    /**
     * Is this proxy initialized or not.
     *
     * @return bool
     */
    public function __isInitialized();
}