/***
 * ASM: a very small and fast Java bytecode manipulation framework
 * Copyright (c) 2000-2007 INRIA, France Telecom
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package alterrs.asm.tree.analysis;

import java.util.List;

import alterrs.asm.Type;
import alterrs.asm.tree.AbstractInsnNode;

/**
 * A semantic bytecode interpreter. More precisely, this interpreter only
 * manages the computation of values from other values: it does not manage the
 * transfer of values to or from the stack, and to or from the local variables.
 * This separation allows a generic bytecode {@link Analyzer} to work with
 * various semantic interpreters, without needing to duplicate the code to
 * simulate the transfer of values.
 * 
 * @author Eric Bruneton
 */
public interface Interpreter {

	/**
	 * Creates a new value that represents the given type.
	 * <p/>
	 * Called for method parameters (including <code>this</code>), exception
	 * handler variable and with <code>null</code> type for variables reserved
	 * by long and double types.
	 * 
	 * @param type
	 *            a primitive or reference type, or <tt>null</tt> to represent
	 *            an uninitialized value.
	 * @return a value that represents the given type. The size of the returned
	 *         value must be equal to the size of the given type.
	 */
	Value newValue(Type type);

	/**
	 * Interprets a bytecode instruction without arguments. This method is
	 * called for the following opcodes:
	 * <p/>
	 * ACONST_NULL, ICONST_M1, ICONST_0, ICONST_1, ICONST_2, ICONST_3, ICONST_4,
	 * ICONST_5, LCONST_0, LCONST_1, FCONST_0, FCONST_1, FCONST_2, DCONST_0,
	 * DCONST_1, BIPUSH, SIPUSH, LDC, JSR, GETSTATIC, NEW
	 * 
	 * @param insn
	 *            the bytecode instruction to be interpreted.
	 * @return the result of the interpretation of the given instruction.
	 * @throws AnalyzerException
	 *             if an error occured during the interpretation.
	 */
	Value newOperation(AbstractInsnNode insn) throws AnalyzerException;

	/**
	 * Interprets a bytecode instruction that moves a value on the stack or to
	 * or from local variables. This method is called for the following opcodes:
	 * <p/>
	 * ILOAD, LLOAD, FLOAD, DLOAD, ALOAD, ISTORE, LSTORE, FSTORE, DSTORE,
	 * ASTORE, DUP, DUP_X1, DUP_X2, DUP2, DUP2_X1, DUP2_X2, SWAP
	 * 
	 * @param insn
	 *            the bytecode instruction to be interpreted.
	 * @param value
	 *            the value that must be moved by the instruction.
	 * @return the result of the interpretation of the given instruction. The
	 *         returned value must be <tt>equal</tt> to the given value.
	 * @throws AnalyzerException
	 *             if an error occured during the interpretation.
	 */
	Value copyOperation(AbstractInsnNode insn, Value value)
			throws AnalyzerException;

	/**
	 * Interprets a bytecode instruction with a single argument. This method is
	 * called for the following opcodes:
	 * <p/>
	 * INEG, LNEG, FNEG, DNEG, IINC, I2L, I2F, I2D, L2I, L2F, L2D, F2I, F2L,
	 * F2D, D2I, D2L, D2F, I2B, I2C, I2S, IFEQ, IFNE, IFLT, IFGE, IFGT, IFLE,
	 * TABLESWITCH, LOOKUPSWITCH, IRETURN, LRETURN, FRETURN, DRETURN, ARETURN,
	 * PUTSTATIC, GETFIELD, NEWARRAY, ANEWARRAY, ARRAYLENGTH, ATHROW, CHECKCAST,
	 * INSTANCEOF, MONITORENTER, MONITOREXIT, IFNULL, IFNONNULL
	 * 
	 * @param insn
	 *            the bytecode instruction to be interpreted.
	 * @param value
	 *            the argument of the instruction to be interpreted.
	 * @return the result of the interpretation of the given instruction.
	 * @throws AnalyzerException
	 *             if an error occured during the interpretation.
	 */
	Value unaryOperation(AbstractInsnNode insn, Value value)
			throws AnalyzerException;

	/**
	 * Interprets a bytecode instruction with two arguments. This method is
	 * called for the following opcodes:
	 * <p/>
	 * IALOAD, LALOAD, FALOAD, DALOAD, AALOAD, BALOAD, CALOAD, SALOAD, IADD,
	 * LADD, FADD, DADD, ISUB, LSUB, FSUB, DSUB, IMUL, LMUL, FMUL, DMUL, IDIV,
	 * LDIV, FDIV, DDIV, IREM, LREM, FREM, DREM, ISHL, LSHL, ISHR, LSHR, IUSHR,
	 * LUSHR, IAND, LAND, IOR, LOR, IXOR, LXOR, LCMP, FCMPL, FCMPG, DCMPL,
	 * DCMPG, IF_ICMPEQ, IF_ICMPNE, IF_ICMPLT, IF_ICMPGE, IF_ICMPGT, IF_ICMPLE,
	 * IF_ACMPEQ, IF_ACMPNE, PUTFIELD
	 * 
	 * @param insn
	 *            the bytecode instruction to be interpreted.
	 * @param value1
	 *            the first argument of the instruction to be interpreted.
	 * @param value2
	 *            the second argument of the instruction to be interpreted.
	 * @return the result of the interpretation of the given instruction.
	 * @throws AnalyzerException
	 *             if an error occured during the interpretation.
	 */
	Value binaryOperation(AbstractInsnNode insn, Value value1, Value value2)
			throws AnalyzerException;

	/**
	 * Interprets a bytecode instruction with three arguments. This method is
	 * called for the following opcodes:
	 * <p/>
	 * IASTORE, LASTORE, FASTORE, DASTORE, AASTORE, BASTORE, CASTORE, SASTORE
	 * 
	 * @param insn
	 *            the bytecode instruction to be interpreted.
	 * @param value1
	 *            the first argument of the instruction to be interpreted.
	 * @param value2
	 *            the second argument of the instruction to be interpreted.
	 * @param value3
	 *            the third argument of the instruction to be interpreted.
	 * @return the result of the interpretation of the given instruction.
	 * @throws AnalyzerException
	 *             if an error occured during the interpretation.
	 */
	Value ternaryOperation(AbstractInsnNode insn, Value value1, Value value2,
			Value value3) throws AnalyzerException;

	/**
	 * Interprets a bytecode instruction with a variable number of arguments.
	 * This method is called for the following opcodes:
	 * <p/>
	 * INVOKEVIRTUAL, INVOKESPECIAL, INVOKESTATIC, INVOKEINTERFACE,
	 * MULTIANEWARRAY
	 * 
	 * @param insn
	 *            the bytecode instruction to be interpreted.
	 * @param values
	 *            the arguments of the instruction to be interpreted.
	 * @return the result of the interpretation of the given instruction.
	 * @throws AnalyzerException
	 *             if an error occured during the interpretation.
	 */
	Value naryOperation(AbstractInsnNode insn, List values)
			throws AnalyzerException;

	/**
	 * Interprets a bytecode return instruction. This method is called for the
	 * following opcodes:
	 * <p/>
	 * IRETURN, LRETURN, FRETURN, DRETURN, ARETURN
	 * 
	 * @param insn
	 *            the bytecode instruction to be interpreted.
	 * @param value
	 *            the argument of the instruction to be interpreted.
	 * @param expected
	 *            the expected return type of the analyzed method.
	 * @throws AnalyzerException
	 *             if an error occured during the interpretation.
	 */
	void returnOperation(AbstractInsnNode insn, Value value, Value expected)
			throws AnalyzerException;

	/**
	 * Merges two values. The merge operation must return a value that
	 * represents both values (for instance, if the two values are two types,
	 * the merged value must be a common super type of the two types. If the two
	 * values are integer intervals, the merged value must be an interval that
	 * contains the previous ones. Likewise for other types of values).
	 * 
	 * @param v
	 *            a value.
	 * @param w
	 *            another value.
	 * @return the merged value. If the merged value is equal to <tt>v</tt>,
	 *         this method <i>must</i> return <tt>v</tt>.
	 */
	Value merge(Value v, Value w);
}
