/* MOD_V2.0
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namespace OpenDA.DotNet.Interfaces
{
	public interface IInstance
	{
        /// <summary>
        /// return the parent in the configuration tree. eg. the model instance returns the model factory.
        /// </summary>
        /// <returns></returns>
		IInstance GetParent();
	}
}