comparison graal/com.oracle.truffle.api/src/com/oracle/truffle/api/instrument/ASTNodeProber.java @ 15279:0c6d8a08e31b

Truffle: Major cleanup and extension of the Truffle Instrumentation framework in com.oracle.truffle.api
author Michael Van De Vanter <michael.van.de.vanter@oracle.com>
date Sun, 20 Apr 2014 20:37:27 -0700
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25 package com.oracle.truffle.api.instrument;
26
27 import com.oracle.truffle.api.nodes.*;
28
29 /**
30 * Implementation of a policy for <em>instrumenting</em> inserting a {@link Probe} at a Truffle AST
31 * node.
32 * <p>
33 * Note that this interface is guest language agnostic, but current extensions are
34 * language-specific. This will be revisited.
35 * <p>
36 * <strong>Disclaimer:</strong> experimental interface under development. Really!
37 */
38 public interface ASTNodeProber {
39
40 /**
41 * Optionally applies <em>instrumentation</em> at a Truffle AST node, depending on guest
42 * language characteristics and use-case policy.
43 * <ul>
44 * <li>if no instrumentation is to be applied, returns the AST node unmodified;</li>
45 * <li>if an AST node is to be instrumented, then returns a newly created {@link Wrapper} that
46 * <em>decorates</em> the AST node and notifies an associated {@link Probe} of all
47 * {@link ExecutionEvents} at the wrapped AST node.</li>
48 * <li>if the argument is itself a {@link Wrapper}, i.e. if the AST node at this site has
49 * already been wrapped, then the wrapper is returned (with the possible addition of a
50 * {@linkplain PhylumTag tag}).</li>
51 * </ul>
52 *
53 * @param astNode an AST node to which instrumentation might be applied
54 * @param tag an optional category directing how the node, if instrumented, should be perceived
55 * by tool users
56 * @param args additional arguments for instrumentation specific to a particular guest language
57 * @return if no instrumentation should be applied or if the node is a {@link Wrapper} then the
58 * unmodified node; otherwise a newly created {@link Wrapper} (whose child
59 * {@code astNode}) with an associated {@link Probe} .
60 */
61
62 Node probeAs(Node astNode, PhylumTag tag, Object... args);
63 }