ITypeInferencer.java

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package org.eclipse.dltk.ti;

import org.eclipse.dltk.ti.goals.AbstractTypeGoal;
import org.eclipse.dltk.ti.types.IEvaluatedType;

/**
 *
 *
 */
public interface ITypeInferencer {

	/**
	 * Should evaluate type for a "type goal". Type goal is an abstract thing
	 * with a context, that represents some kind of evaluation (expression type,
	 * method return type, etc.) So, inferencer should know about kinds of tasks
	 * it should do.
	 *
	 * @param goal
	 * @param timeLimit
	 *            time in milliseconds, or -1 if no limits.
	 * @return
	 */
	public IEvaluatedType evaluateType(AbstractTypeGoal goal, int timeLimit);

}