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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2019, 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.serviceprovider;
+
+/**
+ * Interface to query which JDK version Graal is running on.
+ */
+public final class JavaVersionUtil {
+
+    private static int getJavaSpecificationVersion() {
+        String value = System.getProperty("java.specification.version");
+        if (value.startsWith("1.")) {
+            value = value.substring(2);
+        }
+        return Integer.parseInt(value);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * The integer value corresponding to the value of the {@code java.specification.version} system
+     * property after any leading {@code "1."} has been stripped.
+     */
+    public static final int JAVA_SPECIFICATION_VERSION = getJavaSpecificationVersion();
+
+    /**
+     * Determines if the Java runtime is version 8 or earlier.
+     */
+    public static final boolean Java8OrEarlier = JAVA_SPECIFICATION_VERSION <= 8;
+
+    /**
+     * Determines if the Java runtime is version 11 or earlier.
+     */
+    public static final boolean Java11OrEarlier = JAVA_SPECIFICATION_VERSION <= 11;
+
+    private JavaVersionUtil() {
+    }
+}