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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2015, 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 jdk.vm.ci.runtime;
+
+import jdk.vm.ci.code.CodeCacheProvider;
+import jdk.vm.ci.code.TargetDescription;
+import jdk.vm.ci.code.stack.StackIntrospection;
+import jdk.vm.ci.meta.ConstantReflectionProvider;
+import jdk.vm.ci.meta.MetaAccessProvider;
+
+/**
+ * A JVMCI backend encapsulates the capabilities needed by a Java based compiler for compiling and
+ * installing code for a single compute unit within a JVM. In a JVM with support for heterogeneous
+ * computing, more than one backend may be exposed.
+ */
+public class JVMCIBackend {
+
+    private final MetaAccessProvider metaAccess;
+    private final CodeCacheProvider codeCache;
+    private final ConstantReflectionProvider constantReflection;
+    private final StackIntrospection stackIntrospection;
+
+    public JVMCIBackend(MetaAccessProvider metaAccess, CodeCacheProvider codeCache, ConstantReflectionProvider constantReflection, StackIntrospection stackIntrospection) {
+        this.metaAccess = metaAccess;
+        this.codeCache = codeCache;
+        this.constantReflection = constantReflection;
+        this.stackIntrospection = stackIntrospection;
+    }
+
+    public MetaAccessProvider getMetaAccess() {
+        return metaAccess;
+    }
+
+    public CodeCacheProvider getCodeCache() {
+        return codeCache;
+    }
+
+    public ConstantReflectionProvider getConstantReflection() {
+        return constantReflection;
+    }
+
+    public TargetDescription getTarget() {
+        return codeCache.getTarget();
+    }
+
+    public StackIntrospection getStackIntrospection() {
+        return stackIntrospection;
+    }
+}