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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 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.dsl.processor.template;
+
+import java.util.*;
+
+import javax.lang.model.element.*;
+
+import com.oracle.truffle.dsl.processor.*;
+import com.oracle.truffle.dsl.processor.api.element.*;
+import com.oracle.truffle.dsl.processor.typesystem.*;
+
+public abstract class Template extends MessageContainer {
+
+    private final TypeElement templateType;
+    private final String templateMethodName;
+    private final AnnotationMirror annotation;
+
+    private List<? extends WritableElement> extensionElements;
+
+    public Template(TypeElement templateType, String templateMethodName, AnnotationMirror annotation) {
+        this.templateType = templateType;
+        this.templateMethodName = templateMethodName;
+        this.annotation = annotation;
+    }
+
+    public abstract TypeSystemData getTypeSystem();
+
+    @Override
+    public Element getMessageElement() {
+        return templateType;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected List<MessageContainer> findChildContainers() {
+        return Collections.emptyList();
+    }
+
+    public String getTemplateMethodName() {
+        return templateMethodName;
+    }
+
+    public TypeElement getTemplateType() {
+        return templateType;
+    }
+
+    public AnnotationMirror getTemplateTypeAnnotation() {
+        return annotation;
+    }
+
+    public List<? extends WritableElement> getExtensionElements() {
+        return extensionElements;
+    }
+
+    public void setExtensionElements(List<? extends WritableElement> extensionMethods) {
+        this.extensionElements = extensionMethods;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        return getClass().getSimpleName() + "[" + Utils.getSimpleName(getTemplateType()) + "]";
+    }
+
+}