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+<?php namespace Flarum\Core\Notifications\Types;
+
+interface AlertableNotification
+{
+    /**
+     * Get the data to be stored in the alert.
+     *
+     * @return array
+     */
+    public function getAlertData();
+
+    /**
+     * Get the user that sent the notification.
+     *
+     * @return \Flarum\Core\Models\User|null
+     */
+    public function getSender();
+
+    /**
+     * Get the model that the notification is about.
+     *
+     * @return \Flarum\Core\Models\Model
+     */
+    public function getSubject();
+
+    /**
+     * Get the class name of this notification type's subject model.
+     *
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public static function getSubjectModel();
+}