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+<?php
+
+namespace Symfony\Component\Security\User;
+
+use Symfony\Component\Security\Exception\UsernameNotFoundException;
+
+/*
+ * This file is part of the Symfony package.
+ *
+ * (c) Fabien Potencier <fabien.potencier@symfony-project.com>
+ *
+ * For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
+ * file that was distributed with this source code.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * UserProviderInterface is the implementation that all user provider must implement.
+ *
+ * @author Fabien Potencier <fabien.potencier@symfony-project.com>
+ */
+interface UserProviderInterface
+{
+    /**
+     * Loads the user for the given username.
+     *
+     * This method must throw UsernameNotFoundException if the user is not found.
+     *
+     * @param  string $username The username
+     *
+     * @return AccountInterface A user instance
+     *
+     * @throws UsernameNotFoundException if the user is not found
+     */
+     function loadUserByUsername($username);
+}