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+<?php
+
+/* Icinga Web 2 | (c) 2022 Icinga GmbH | GPLv2+ */
+
+namespace Icinga\Web\Dashboard;
+
+interface OverridingWidget
+{
+    /**
+     * Set whether this widget overrides another widget
+     *
+     * @param  bool $override
+     *
+     * @return $this
+     */
+    public function override(bool $override);
+
+    /**
+     * Get whether this widget overrides another widget
+     *
+     * @return bool
+     */
+    public function isOverriding();
+}