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package edu.umd.cs.findbugs.classfile;

An engine for analyzing classes or methods.
Author:
David Hovemeyer/**
 * An engine for analyzing classes or methods.
 *
 * @author David Hovemeyer
 */
public interface IAnalysisEngine<DescriptorType, ResultType> {
    
Perform an analysis on class or method named by given descriptor.
Params:
analysisCache – 
           the analysis cache
descriptor – 
           the descriptor of the class or method to be analyzed
Returns:
the result of the analysis of the class or method/**
     * Perform an analysis on class or method named by given descriptor.
     *
     * @param analysisCache
     *            the analysis cache
     * @param descriptor
     *            the descriptor of the class or method to be analyzed
     * @return the result of the analysis of the class or method
     */
    public ResultType analyze(IAnalysisCache analysisCache, DescriptorType descriptor) throws CheckedAnalysisException;

    
Register the analysis engine with given analysis cache.
Params:
analysisCache – 
           the analysis cache/**
     * Register the analysis engine with given analysis cache.
     *
     * @param analysisCache
     *            the analysis cache
     */
    public void registerWith(IAnalysisCache analysisCache);

}