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package jdk.vm.ci.runtime;

/**
 * Factory for a JVMCI compiler.
 */
public interface JVMCICompilerFactory {

    /**
     * Get the name of this compiler. The compiler will be selected when the jvmci.compiler system
     * property is equal to this name.
     */
    String getCompilerName();

    /**
     * Create a new instance of the {@link JVMCICompiler}.
     */
    JVMCICompiler createCompiler(JVMCIRuntime runtime);

    /**
     * In a tiered system it might be advantageous for startup to keep the JVMCI compiler from
     * compiling itself so provide a hook to request that certain packages are compiled only by an
     * optimizing first tier. The prefixes should class or package names using / as the separator,
     * i.e. jdk/vm/ci for instance.
     *
     * @return 0 or more Strings identifying packages that should by compiled by the first tier
     *         only.
     */
    default String[] getTrivialPrefixes() {
        return null;
    }
}