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/*
 * Copyright The Sett Ltd, 2005 to 2014.
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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package com.thesett.aima.logic.fol.bytecode;

/**
 * A CallPointResolver is capable of resolving a call point (callable address) from the interned named of a procedure or
 * block of code. It is typically used by a code generator, to resolve 'call' instructions which are defined over the
 * high level interned names of callable procedures, onto the actuall call addresses when inserting code into a binary
 * machine.
 *
 * 
 * CRC Card Responsibilities  Collaborations
 * 
 Resolve an interned name onto a call point.
 * 
 *
 * @author Rupert Smith
 */
public interface CallPointResolver
{
    /**
     * Resolves a call point for the interned name of a callable procedure that may exist in the code that the machine
     * already holds.
     *
     * @param  name The interned name of the procedure to call.
     *
     * @return The call point of the callable procedure, or null if none exists for the specified name.
     */
    CallPoint resolveCallPoint(int name);
}