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* Copyright 2006 Google Inc.
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package com.google.gwt.dev.jdt;
import com.google.gwt.core.ext.TreeLogger;
import com.google.gwt.core.ext.UnableToCompleteException;
/**
* Abstracts the implementation of making deferred binding decisions.
*/
public interface RebindOracle {
/**
* Determines which type should be substituted for the requested type. The
* caller must ensure that the result type is instantiable.
*
* @return the substitute type name, which may be the requested type itself;
* this method must not return <code>null</code> if sourceTypeName is
* not <code>null</code>
*/
String rebind(TreeLogger logger, String sourceTypeName) throws UnableToCompleteException;
}