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+/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ *  Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
+ *  Licensed under the MIT License. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
+ *--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+import { TPromise } from 'vs/base/common/winjs.base';
+import URI from 'vs/base/common/uri';
+import { createDecorator } from 'vs/platform/instantiation/common/instantiation';
+import Event from 'vs/base/common/event';
+
+export const IConfigurationService = createDecorator<IConfigurationService>('configurationService');
+
+export interface IConfigurationOverrides {
+	overrideIdentifier?: string;
+	resource?: URI;
+}
+
+export enum ConfigurationTarget {
+	USER,
+	WORKSPACE,
+	WORKSPACE_FOLDER,
+	MEMORY
+}
+
+export interface IConfigurationServiceEvent {
+	sections: string[];
+	keys: string[];
+}
+
+export interface IConfiguration {
+	readonly [key: string]: any;
+}
+
+export interface IConfigurationService {
+	_serviceBrand: any;
+
+	onDidUpdateConfiguration: Event<IConfigurationServiceEvent>;
+
+	getConfiguration<T extends IConfiguration>(): T;
+	getConfiguration<T extends IConfiguration>(section: string): T;
+	getConfiguration<T extends IConfiguration>(overrides: IConfigurationOverrides): T;
+	getConfiguration<T extends IConfiguration>(section: string, overrides: IConfigurationOverrides): T;
+
+	updateConfiguration(key: string, value: any): TPromise<void>;
+	updateConfiguration(key: string, value: any, overrides: IConfigurationOverrides): TPromise<void>;
+	updateConfiguration(key: string, value: any, target: ConfigurationTarget): TPromise<void>;
+	updateConfiguration(key: string, value: any, overrides: IConfigurationOverrides, target: ConfigurationTarget): TPromise<void>;
+
+	inspect<T>(key: string): {
+		default: T,
+		user: T,
+		workspace: T,
+		workspaceFolder: T
+		value: T,
+	};
+
+	keys(): {
+		default: string[];
+		user: string[];
+		workspace: string[];
+		workspaceFolder: string[];
+	};
+}
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