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package com.oracle.graal.api.replacements;

import java.lang.annotation.*;

import com.oracle.graal.api.meta.*;

/**
 * Denotes a substitute method. A substitute method can call the original/substituted method by
 * making a recursive call to itself.
 */
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
@Target(ElementType.METHOD)
public @interface MethodSubstitution {

    /**
     * Gets the name of the original method.
     * <p>
     * If the default value is specified for this element, then the name of the original method is
     * same as the substitute method.
     */
    String value() default "";

    /**
     * Determines if the original method is static.
     */
    boolean isStatic() default true;

    /**
     * Gets the {@linkplain Signature#toMethodDescriptor signature} of the original method.
     * <p>
     * If the default value is specified for this element, then the signature of the original method
     * is the same as the substitute method.
     */
    String signature() default "";

    /**
     * Determines if this method should be substituted in all cases, even if inlining thinks it is
     * not important.
     *
     * Note that this is still depending on whether inlining sees the correct call target, so it's
     * only a hard guarantee for static and special invocations.
     */
    boolean forced() default false;

    /**
     * Determines if the substitution is for a method that may not be part of the runtime. For
     * example, a method introduced in a later JDK version. Substitutions for such methods are
     * omitted if the original method cannot be found.
     */
    boolean optional() default false;

    /**
     * Determines if the substitution is globally enabled.
     */

    Class<? extends SubstitutionGuard> guard() default SubstitutionGuard.class;
}