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2 * Copyright (c) 2012, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
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20 * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
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21 * questions.
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22 */
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23 package com.oracle.truffle.api.frame;
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25 import com.oracle.truffle.api.*;
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27 /**
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28 * Represents a frame containing values of local variables of the guest language. Instances of this
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29 * type must not be stored in a field or cast to {@link java.lang.Object}. If this is necessary, the
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30 * frame must be explicitly converted into a materialized frame using the
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31 * {@link VirtualFrame#materialize()} method. Whenever fast access to the local variables of a frame
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32 * is no longer necessary, a virtual frame should be converted into a packed frame using the
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33 * {@link VirtualFrame#pack()} method.
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34 */
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35 public interface VirtualFrame extends Frame {
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37 /**
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38 * Converts this virtual frame into a packed frame that has no longer direct access to the local
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39 * variables. This packing is an important hint to the Truffle optimizer and therefore passing
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40 * around a {@link PackedFrame} should be preferred over passing around a {@link VirtualFrame}
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41 * when the probability that an unpacking will occur is low.
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42 *
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43 * @return the packed frame
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44 */
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45 PackedFrame pack();
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47 /**
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48 * Accesses the caller frame passed in via {@link CallTarget#call}. To get full access, it must
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49 * be first unpacked using {@link PackedFrame#unpack()}.
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50 *
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51 * @return the caller frame or null if this was a root method call
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52 */
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53 PackedFrame getCaller();
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55 /**
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58 * caller frame.
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59 *
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60 * @return the new materialized frame
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61 */
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62 MaterializedFrame materialize();
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63 }