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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2013, 2018, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
+ * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+ * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
+ * accompanied this code).
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
+ * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
+ * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
+ * questions.
+ */
+package org.graalvm.compiler.replacements.processor;
+
+import javax.lang.model.element.AnnotationMirror;
+import javax.lang.model.element.Element;
+
+import org.graalvm.compiler.processor.AbstractProcessor;
+
+/**
+ * Handles processing of a single annotation type.
+ */
+public abstract class AnnotationHandler {
+
+    protected final AbstractProcessor processor;
+    protected final String annotationTypeName;
+
+    public AnnotationHandler(AbstractProcessor processor, String annotationTypeName) {
+        this.processor = processor;
+        this.annotationTypeName = annotationTypeName;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Processes the presence of {@code annotation} on {@code element}.
+     */
+    public abstract void process(Element element, AnnotationMirror annotation, PluginGenerator generator);
+}