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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2013 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. This
+ * code is released under a tri EPL/GPL/LGPL license. You can use it,
+ * redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the:
+ *
+ * Eclipse Public License version 1.0
+ * GNU General Public License version 2
+ * GNU Lesser General Public License version 2.1
+ */
+package com.oracle.truffle.ruby.nodes.control;
+
+import com.oracle.truffle.api.*;
+import com.oracle.truffle.api.frame.*;
+import com.oracle.truffle.ruby.nodes.*;
+import com.oracle.truffle.ruby.runtime.*;
+import com.oracle.truffle.ruby.runtime.objects.*;
+
+/**
+ * Base node for all nodes which may be able to rescue an exception. They have a test method
+ * {@link #canHandle} and a body to execute if that test passes.
+ */
+public abstract class RescueNode extends RubyNode {
+
+    @Child protected RubyNode body;
+
+    public RescueNode(RubyContext context, SourceSection sourceSection, RubyNode body) {
+        super(context, sourceSection);
+        this.body = adoptChild(body);
+    }
+
+    public abstract boolean canHandle(VirtualFrame frame, RubyBasicObject exception);
+
+    @Override
+    public Object execute(VirtualFrame frame) {
+        return body.execute(frame);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void executeVoid(VirtualFrame frame) {
+        body.executeVoid(frame);
+    }
+
+}