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namespace Microsoft.TemplateEngine.Abstractions
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Defines an interface for generic variable collection.
    /// The variable collection may have a parent.
    /// The parent collection is used when the value is not found in current collection.
    /// </summary>
    public interface IVariableCollection : IDictionary<string, object>
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// Gets the parent collection for the instance.
        /// </summary>
        IVariableCollection? Parent { get; set; }
    }
}