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package com.google.gwt.dev.jjs.impl.gflow;
/**
* Assumptions are members of the lattice used in the analysis. Assumptions
* are associated with graph edges and depict analysis knowledge about the flow.
*
* So far we need only join operation to perform analysis.
*
* Lattice's bottom should be represented by null.
*
* Assumption should implement correct equals() and hashCode() methods.
*
* @param self type.
*/
public interface Assumption> {
/**
* Compute least upper bound. Should accept null.
* It's allowed to return value, equal either to this or to
* other. If you're going to modify result of join operation,
* you have to copy it.
*/
Self join(Self other);
}