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package org.graalvm.compiler.hotspot;

import org.graalvm.compiler.phases.tiers.CompilerConfiguration;

import jdk.vm.ci.code.Architecture;

import jdk.vm.ci.hotspot.HotSpotJVMCIRuntime;

public interface HotSpotBackendFactory {

    /**

     * Gets the name of this backend factory. This should not include the {@link #getArchitecture()

     * architecture}. The {@link CompilerConfigurationFactory} can select alternative backends based

     * on this name.

     */

    String getName();

    /**

     * Gets the class describing the architecture the backend created by this factory is associated

     * with.

     */

    Class<? extends Architecture> getArchitecture();

    HotSpotBackend createBackend(HotSpotGraalRuntimeProvider runtime, CompilerConfiguration compilerConfiguration, HotSpotJVMCIRuntime jvmciRuntime, HotSpotBackend host);

}