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 * Copyright (c) 2002 - 2006 IBM Corporation.
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 * Contributors:
 *     IBM Corporation - initial API and implementation
 *******************************************************************************/
package com.ibm.wala.ipa.callgraph;


import com.ibm.wala.ipa.callgraph.propagation.PointerAnalysis;
import com.ibm.wala.util.MonitorUtil.IProgressMonitor;

/**
 * Basic interface for an object that can build a call graph.
 */
public interface CallGraphBuilder {
  /**
   * Build a call graph.
   * 
   * @param options an object representing controlling options that the call graph building algorithm needs to know.
   * @return the built call graph
   */
  public CallGraph makeCallGraph(AnalysisOptions options, IProgressMonitor monitor) throws IllegalArgumentException,
      CallGraphBuilderCancelException;

  /**
   * @return the Pointer Analysis information computed as a side-effect of call graph construction.
   */
  public PointerAnalysis getPointerAnalysis();

  /**
   * @return A cache of various analysis artifacts used during call graph construction.
   */
  public AnalysisCache getAnalysisCache();

}
