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package com.oracle.graal.compiler.common.type;

import com.oracle.graal.api.meta.*;
import com.oracle.graal.compiler.common.spi.*;

/**
 * A stamp is the basis for a type system.
 */
public abstract class Stamp {

    protected Stamp() {
    }

    /**
     * Returns the type of the stamp, guaranteed to be non-null. In some cases, this requires the
     * lookup of class meta data, therefore the {@link MetaAccessProvider} is mandatory.
     */
    public abstract ResolvedJavaType javaType(MetaAccessProvider metaAccess);

    public boolean alwaysDistinct(Stamp other) {
        return !join(other).isLegal();
    }

    /**
     * Gets a Java {@link Kind} that can be used to store a value of this stamp on the Java bytecode
     * stack. Returns {@link Kind#Illegal} if a value of this stamp can not be stored on the
     * bytecode stack.
     */
    public abstract Kind getStackKind();

    /**
     * Gets a platform dependent {@link LIRKind} that can be used to store a value of this stamp.
     */
    public abstract LIRKind getLIRKind(LIRKindTool tool);

    /**
     * Returns the union of this stamp and the given stamp. Typically used to create stamps for phi
     * nodes.
     *
     * @param other The stamp that will enlarge this stamp.
     * @return The union of this stamp and the given stamp.
     */
    public abstract Stamp meet(Stamp other);

    /**
     * Returns the intersection of this stamp and the given stamp.
     *
     * @param other The stamp that will tighten this stamp.
     * @return The intersection of this stamp and the given stamp.
     */
    public abstract Stamp join(Stamp other);

    /**
     * Returns a stamp of the same kind, but allowing the full value range of the kind.
     *
     * {@link #unrestricted()} is the neutral element of the {@link #join(Stamp)} operation.
     */
    public abstract Stamp unrestricted();

    /**
     * Returns a stamp of the same kind, but with no allowed values.
     *
     * {@link #illegal()} is the neutral element of the {@link #meet(Stamp)} operation.
     */
    public abstract Stamp illegal();

    /**
     * If it is possible to represent single value stamps of this kind, this method returns the
     * stamp representing the single value c. stamp.constant(c).asConstant() should be equal to c.
     * <p>
     * If it is not possible to represent single value stamps, this method returns a stamp that
     * includes c, and is otherwise as narrow as possible.
     */
    public abstract Stamp constant(Constant c, MetaAccessProvider meta);

    /**
     * Test whether two stamps have the same base type.
     */
    public abstract boolean isCompatible(Stamp other);

    /**
     * Test whether this stamp has legal values.
     */
    public abstract boolean isLegal();

    /**
     * If this stamp represents a single value, the methods returns this single value. It returns
     * null otherwise.
     *
     * @return the constant corresponding to the single value of this stamp and null if this stamp
     *         can represent less or more than one value.
     */
    public Constant asConstant() {
        return null;
    }

    public abstract Constant readConstant(MemoryAccessProvider provider, Constant base, long displacement);

    /**
     * Tries to improve this stamp with the stamp given as parameter. If successful, returns the new
     * improved stamp. Otherwise, returns null.
     *
     * @param other the stamp that should be used to improve this stamp
     * @return the newly improved stamp of null if an improvement was not possible
     */
    public Stamp tryImprove(Stamp other) {
        Stamp newStamp = this.join(other);
        if (newStamp.equals(this)) {
            return null;
        }
        return newStamp;
    }
}