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package jdk.experimental.bytecode;

/**
 * Base builder.
 *
 * @param <S> the type of the symbol representation
 * @param <T> the type of type descriptors representation
 * @param <E> the type of pool entries
 * @param <D> the type of this builder
 */
public class AbstractBuilder<S, T, E, D extends AbstractBuilder<S, T, E, D>> {
    /**
     * The helper to build the constant pool.
     */
    protected final PoolHelper<S, T, E> poolHelper;

    /**
     * The helper to use to manipulate type descriptors.
     */
    protected final TypeHelper<S, T> typeHelper;

    /**
     * Create a builder.
     *
     * @param poolHelper the helper to build the constant pool
     * @param typeHelper the helper to use to manipulate type descriptors
     */
    AbstractBuilder(PoolHelper<S, T, E> poolHelper, TypeHelper<S, T> typeHelper) {
        this.poolHelper = poolHelper;
        this.typeHelper = typeHelper;
    }

    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    D thisBuilder() {
        return (D) this;
    }
}