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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2012, 2012, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
+ * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+ * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
+ * accompanied this code).
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
+ * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
+ * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
+ * questions.
+ */
+package com.oracle.truffle.api;
+
+import com.oracle.truffle.api.impl.*;
+
+/**
+ * Class for obtaining the Truffle runtime singleton object of this virtual machine.
+ */
+public class Truffle {
+
+    private static TruffleRuntime runtime;
+
+    private static native TruffleRuntime initializeRuntime();
+
+    public static TruffleRuntime getRuntime() {
+        return runtime;
+    }
+
+    static {
+        try {
+            runtime = initializeRuntime();
+        } catch (UnsatisfiedLinkError e) {
+            runtime = new DefaultTruffleRuntime();
+        }
+    }
+}