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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2014, 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.options;
+
+import java.io.Serializable;
+import java.util.function.Supplier;
+
+import org.graalvm.compiler.options.OptionValue.OverrideScope;
+
+/**
+ * A cached value that needs to be recomputed when an option changes.
+ */
+public class DerivedOptionValue<T> {
+
+    public interface OptionSupplier<T> extends Supplier<T>, Serializable {
+    }
+
+    private T initialValue;
+    private final OptionSupplier<T> supplier;
+
+    public DerivedOptionValue(OptionSupplier<T> supplier) {
+        this.supplier = supplier;
+    }
+
+    public T getValue() {
+        OverrideScope overrideScope = OptionValue.getOverrideScope();
+        if (overrideScope != null) {
+            return overrideScope.getDerived(this);
+        } else {
+            if (initialValue == null) {
+                initialValue = createValue();
+            }
+            return initialValue;
+        }
+    }
+
+    T createValue() {
+        return supplier.get();
+    }
+}