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package org.codehaus.groovy.vmplugin;

import org.codehaus.groovy.ast.AnnotationNode;
import org.codehaus.groovy.ast.ClassNode;
import org.codehaus.groovy.ast.CompileUnit;

import java.lang.reflect.Method;

/**
 * Interface to access VM version based actions.
 * This interface is for internal use only!
 * 
 * @author Jochen Theodorou
 */
public interface VMPlugin {
    void setAdditionalClassInformation(ClassNode c);
    Class[] getPluginDefaultGroovyMethods();
    Class[] getPluginStaticGroovyMethods();
    void configureAnnotationNodeFromDefinition(AnnotationNode definition, AnnotationNode root);
    void configureAnnotation(AnnotationNode an);
    void configureClassNode(CompileUnit compileUnit, ClassNode classNode);
    void invalidateCallSites();
    /**
     * Returns a handle with bound receiver to invokeSpecial the given method.
     * This method will require at least Java 7, but since the source has to compile
     * on older Java versions as well it is not marked to return a MethodHandle and
     * uses Object instead
     * @return  null in case of jdk&lt;7, otherwise a handle that takes the method call
     *          arguments for the invokespecial call
     */
    Object getInvokeSpecialHandle(Method m, Object receiver);

    /**
     * Invokes a handle produced by #getInvokeSpecialdHandle
     * @param handle the handle
     * @param args arguments for the method call, can be empty but not null
     * @return the result of the method call
     */
    Object invokeHandle(Object handle, Object[] args) throws Throwable;

    /**
     * Gives the version the plugin is made for
     * @return 5 for jdk5, 6 for jdk6, 7 for jdk7, 8 for jdk8 or higher
     */
    int getVersion();

}
