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* Contributors:
* IBM Corporation - initial API and implementation
*******************************************************************************/
package com.ibm.wala.ssa;
import com.ibm.wala.classLoader.IMethod;
import com.ibm.wala.ipa.callgraph.CGNode;
import com.ibm.wala.ipa.callgraph.Context;
/**
* This is intended as an internal interface; clients probably shouldn't be using this directly.
*
* If you have a call graph in hand, to get the {@link IR} for a {@link CGNode}, use node.getIR();
*
* Otherwise, look at {@link SSACache}.
*/
public interface IRFactory<T extends IMethod> {
/**
* Build an SSA {@link IR} for a method in a particular context
*/
IR makeIR(T method, Context c, SSAOptions options);
/**
* Does this factory always return the same IR for a method, regardless of context?
*/
boolean contextIsIrrelevant(T method);
}