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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2017, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
+ * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+ * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
+ * accompanied this code).
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
+ * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
+ * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
+ * questions.
+ */
+package com.oracle.truffle.r.runtime.data.nodes;
+
+import com.oracle.truffle.api.CompilerDirectives;
+import com.oracle.truffle.api.CompilerDirectives.TruffleBoundary;
+import com.oracle.truffle.api.nodes.Node;
+import com.oracle.truffle.r.runtime.data.RSharingAttributeStorage;
+import com.oracle.truffle.r.runtime.data.model.RAbstractVector;
+
+public final class VectorReuse extends Node {
+
+    @Child private VectorAccess access;
+
+    private final boolean isShareableClass;
+    private final boolean isTempOrNonShared;
+    private final boolean needsTemporary;
+    protected final boolean isGeneric;
+    protected final Class<? extends RAbstractVector> clazz;
+
+    public VectorReuse(RAbstractVector vector, boolean needsTemporary, boolean isGeneric) {
+        this.isShareableClass = isGeneric ? false : vector instanceof RSharingAttributeStorage;
+        this.clazz = isGeneric ? null : vector.getClass();
+        this.needsTemporary = needsTemporary;
+        this.isGeneric = isGeneric;
+        this.isTempOrNonShared = isShareableClass && isTempOrNonShared(vector);
+    }
+
+    protected RAbstractVector cast(RAbstractVector value) {
+        return clazz.cast(value);
+    }
+
+    public VectorAccess access(RAbstractVector result) {
+        return isGeneric ? result.slowPathAccess() : access;
+    }
+
+    public boolean supports(RAbstractVector value) {
+        assert !isGeneric : "cannot call 'supports' on generic vector reuse";
+        RSharingAttributeStorage.verify(value);
+        if (value.getClass() != clazz) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        if (access == null) {
+            CompilerDirectives.transferToInterpreterAndInvalidate();
+            access = insert(isTempOrNonShared ? value.access() : VectorAccess.createNew(value.getRType()));
+        }
+        if (!isShareableClass) {
+            return true;
+        }
+        if (isTempOrNonShared && !access.supports(value)) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        RSharingAttributeStorage vector = (RSharingAttributeStorage) cast(value);
+        return needsTemporary ? vector.isTemporary() == isTempOrNonShared : !vector.isShared() == isTempOrNonShared;
+    }
+
+    @TruffleBoundary
+    private static RAbstractVector copyVector(RAbstractVector vector) {
+        return vector.copy();
+    }
+
+    private boolean isTempOrNonShared(RAbstractVector vector) {
+        return needsTemporary ? ((RSharingAttributeStorage) vector).isTemporary() : !((RSharingAttributeStorage) vector).isShared();
+    }
+
+    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+    public <T extends RAbstractVector> T getResult(T vector) {
+        RAbstractVector result;
+        if (isGeneric) {
+            RSharingAttributeStorage.verify(vector);
+            if (vector instanceof RSharingAttributeStorage && isTempOrNonShared(vector)) {
+                result = vector;
+            } else {
+                result = copyVector(vector);
+            }
+        } else {
+            if (!isShareableClass || !isTempOrNonShared) {
+                result = cast(vector).copy();
+            } else {
+                result = cast(vector);
+            }
+        }
+        return (T) result;
+    }
+
+    public static VectorReuse createTemporaryGeneric() {
+        return new VectorReuse(null, true, true);
+    }
+
+    public static VectorReuse createNonSharedGeneric() {
+        return new VectorReuse(null, false, true);
+    }
+
+    public static VectorReuse createTemporary(RAbstractVector vector) {
+        return new VectorReuse(vector, true, false);
+    }
+
+    public static VectorReuse createNonShared(RAbstractVector vector) {
+        return new VectorReuse(vector, false, false);
+    }
+}