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package org.graalvm.compiler.api.replacements;

import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;

import jdk.vm.ci.meta.Signature;

/**
 * Denotes a method whose body is used by a compiler as the substitute (or intrinsification) of
 * another method. The exact method used to do the substitution is compiler dependent but every
 * compiler should require substitute methods to be annotated with {@link MethodSubstitution}. In
 * addition, a compiler is recommended to implement {@link MethodSubstitutionRegistry} to advertise
 * the mechanism by which it supports registration of method substitutes.
 */
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
@Target(ElementType.METHOD)
public @interface MethodSubstitution {

    /**
     * Gets the name of the original method.
     * <p>
     * If the default value is specified for this element, then the name of the original method is
     * same as the substitute method.
     */
    String value() default "";

    /**
     * Determines if the original method is static.
     */
    boolean isStatic() default true;

    /**
     * Gets the {@linkplain Signature#toMethodDescriptor signature} of the original method.
     * <p>
     * If the default value is specified for this element, then the signature of the original method
     * is the same as the substitute method.
     */
    String signature() default "";

    /**
     * Determines if the substitution is for a method that may not be part of the runtime. For
     * example, a method introduced in a later JDK version. Substitutions for such methods are
     * omitted if the original method cannot be found.
     */
    boolean optional() default false;
}