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+using Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Graphics;
+
+namespace StardewModdingAPI
+{
+    /// <summary>Provides an API for loading content assets.</summary>
+    public interface IContentHelper
+    {
+        /// <summary>Fetch and cache content from the game content or mod folder (if not already cached), and return it.</summary>
+        /// <typeparam name="T">The expected data type. The main supported types are <see cref="Texture2D"/> and dictionaries; other types may be supported by the game's content pipeline.</typeparam>
+        /// <param name="key">The asset key to fetch (if the <paramref name="source"/> is <see cref="ContentSource.GameContent"/>), or the local path to an XNB file relative to the mod folder.</param>
+        /// <param name="source">Where to search for a matching content asset.</param>
+        T Load<T>(string key, ContentSource source);
+    }
+}