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package com.google.gwt.dev.shell;

/**
 * A type that can map JSNI field and method references to dispatch information.
 */
public interface DispatchIdOracle {

  /**
   * Returns the {@link DispatchClassInfo} for a given dispatch id.
   *
   * @param dispId dispatch identifier
   * @return {@link DispatchClassInfo} for a given dispatch id or null if one
   *         does not exist
   */
  DispatchClassInfo getClassInfoByDispId(int dispId);

  /**
   * Returns the dispatch id for a JSNI member reference.
   *
   * @param jsniMemberRef a JSNI member reference
   * @return dispatch id or -1 if the JSNI member reference could not be found
   */
  int getDispId(String jsniMemberRef);

}