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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.api.test;
+
+import org.junit.*;
+
+import com.oracle.truffle.api.*;
+import com.oracle.truffle.api.frame.*;
+import com.oracle.truffle.api.nodes.*;
+
+/**
+ * <h3>Creating a Root Node</h3>
+ *
+ * <p>
+ * A Truffle root node is the entry point into a Truffle tree that represents a guest language method. It contains a
+ * {@link RootNode#execute(VirtualFrame)} method that can return a {@link java.lang.Object} value as the result of the
+ * guest language method invocation. This method must however never be called directly. Instead, the Truffle runtime
+ * must be used to create a {@link CallTarget} object from a root node using the
+ * {@link TruffleRuntime#createCallTarget(RootNode)} method. This call target object can then be executed using the
+ * {@link CallTarget#call()} method or one of its overloads.
+ * </p>
+ *
+ * <p>
+ * The next part of the Truffle API introduction is at {@link com.oracle.truffle.api.test.ChildNodeTest}.
+ * </p>
+ */
+public class RootNodeTest {
+
+    @Test
+    public void test() {
+        TruffleRuntime runtime = Truffle.getRuntime();
+        TestRootNode rootNode = new TestRootNode();
+        CallTarget target = runtime.createCallTarget(rootNode);
+        Object result = target.call();
+        Assert.assertEquals(42, result);
+    }
+
+    class TestRootNode extends RootNode {
+
+        @Override
+        public Object execute(VirtualFrame frame) {
+            return 42;
+        }
+    }
+}