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	package java.lang.invoke;

	import java.io.Serializable;
	import java.util.Arrays;
	import java.lang.reflect.Array;
	import java.util.Objects;

	/**
	* <p>Methods to facilitate the creation of simple "function objects" that
	* implement one or more interfaces by delegation to a provided {@link MethodHandle},
	* possibly after type adaptation and partial evaluation of arguments. These
	* methods are typically used as <em>bootstrap methods</em> for {@code invokedynamic}
	* call sites, to support the <em>lambda expression</em> and <em>method
	* reference expression</em> features of the Java Programming Language.
	*
	* <p>Indirect access to the behavior specified by the provided {@code MethodHandle}
	* proceeds in order through three phases:
	* <ul>
	* <li><p><em>Linkage</em> occurs when the methods in this class are invoked.
	* They take as arguments an interface to be implemented (typically a
	* <em>functional interface</em>, one with a single abstract method), a
	* name and signature of a method from that interface to be implemented, a
	* {@linkplain MethodHandleInfo direct method handle} describing the desired
	* implementation behavior for that method, and possibly other additional
	* metadata, and produce a {@link CallSite} whose target can be used to
	* create suitable function objects.
	*
	* <p>Linkage may involve dynamically loading a new class that implements
	* the target interface, or re-using a suitable existing class.
	*
	* <p>The {@code CallSite} can be considered a "factory" for function
	* objects and so these linkage methods are referred to as
	* "metafactories".</li>
	*
	* <li><p><em>Capture</em> occurs when the {@code CallSite}'s target is
	* invoked, typically through an {@code invokedynamic} call site,
	* producing a function object. This may occur many times for
	* a single factory {@code CallSite}.
	*
	* <p>If the behavior {@code MethodHandle} has additional parameters beyond
	* those of the specified interface method, these are referred to as
	* <em>captured parameters</em>, which must be provided as arguments to the
	* {@code CallSite} target. The expected number and types of captured
	* parameters are determined during linkage.
	*
	* <p>Capture may involve allocation of a new function object, or may return
	* a suitable existing function object. The identity of a function object
	* produced by capture is unpredictable, and therefore identity-sensitive
	* operations (such as reference equality, object locking, and {@code
	* System.identityHashCode()}) may produce different results in different
	* implementations, or even upon different invocations in the same
	* implementation.</li>
	*
	* <li><p><em>Invocation</em> occurs when an implemented interface method is
	* invoked on a function object. This may occur many times for a single
	* function object. The method referenced by the implementation
	* {@code MethodHandle} is invoked, passing to it the captured arguments and
	* the invocation arguments. The result of the method is returned.
	* </li>
	* </ul>
	*
	* <p>It is sometimes useful to restrict the set of inputs or results permitted
	* at invocation. For example, when the generic interface {@code Predicate<T>}
	* is parameterized as {@code Predicate<String>}, the input must be a
	* {@code String}, even though the method to implement allows any {@code Object}.
	* At linkage time, an additional {@link MethodType} parameter describes the
	* "dynamic" method type; on invocation, the arguments and eventual result
	* are checked against this {@code MethodType}.
	*
	* <p>This class provides two forms of linkage methods: a standard version
	* ({@link #metafactory(MethodHandles.Lookup, String, MethodType, MethodType, MethodHandle, MethodType)})
	* using an optimized protocol, and an alternate version
	* {@link #altMetafactory(MethodHandles.Lookup, String, MethodType, Object...)}).
	* The alternate version is a generalization of the standard version, providing
	* additional control over the behavior of the generated function objects via
	* flags and additional arguments. The alternate version adds the ability to
	* manage the following attributes of function objects:
	*
	* <ul>
	* <li><em>Multiple methods.</em> It is sometimes useful to implement multiple
	* variations of the method signature, involving argument or return type
	* adaptation. This occurs when multiple distinct VM signatures for a method
	* are logically considered to be the same method by the language. The
	* flag {@code FLAG_BRIDGES} indicates that a list of additional
	* {@code MethodType}s will be provided, each of which will be implemented
	* by the resulting function object. These methods will share the same
	* name and instantiated type.</li>
	*
	* <li><em>Multiple interfaces.</em> If needed, more than one interface
	* can be implemented by the function object. (These additional interfaces
	* are typically marker interfaces with no methods.) The flag {@code FLAG_MARKERS}
	* indicates that a list of additional interfaces will be provided, each of
	* which should be implemented by the resulting function object.</li>
	*
	* <li><em>Serializability.</em> The generated function objects do not
	* generally support serialization. If desired, {@code FLAG_SERIALIZABLE}
	* can be used to indicate that the function objects should be serializable.
	* Serializable function objects will use, as their serialized form,
	* instances of the class {@code SerializedLambda}, which requires additional
	* assistance from the capturing class (the class described by the
	* {@link MethodHandles.Lookup} parameter {@code caller}); see
	* {@link SerializedLambda} for details.</li>
	* </ul>
	*
	* <p>Assume the linkage arguments are as follows:
	* <ul>
	* <li>{@code factoryType} (describing the {@code CallSite} signature) has
	* K parameters of types (D1..Dk) and return type Rd;</li>
	* <li>{@code interfaceMethodType} (describing the implemented method type) has N
	* parameters, of types (U1..Un) and return type Ru;</li>
	* <li>{@code implementation} (the {@code MethodHandle} providing the
	* implementation) has M parameters, of types (A1..Am) and return type Ra
	* (if the method describes an instance method, the method type of this
	* method handle already includes an extra first argument corresponding to
	* the receiver);</li>
	* <li>{@code dynamicMethodType} (allowing restrictions on invocation)
	* has N parameters, of types (T1..Tn) and return type Rt.</li>
	* </ul>
	*
	* <p>Then the following linkage invariants must hold:
	* <ul>
	* <li>{@code interfaceMethodType} and {@code dynamicMethodType} have the same
	* arity N, and for i=1..N, Ti and Ui are the same type, or Ti and Ui are
	* both reference types and Ti is a subtype of Ui</li>
	* <li>Either Rt and Ru are the same type, or both are reference types and
	* Rt is a subtype of Ru</li>
	* <li>K + N = M</li>
	* <li>For i=1..K, Di = Ai</li>
	* <li>For i=1..N, Ti is adaptable to Aj, where j=i+k</li>
	* <li>The return type Rt is void, or the return type Ra is not void and is
	* adaptable to Rt</li>
	* </ul>
	*
	* <p>Further, at capture time, if {@code implementation} corresponds to an instance
	* method, and there are any capture arguments ({@code K > 0}), then the first
	* capture argument (corresponding to the receiver) must be non-null.
	*
	* <p>A type Q is considered adaptable to S as follows:
	* <table class="striped">
	* <caption style="display:none">adaptable types</caption>
	* <thead>
	* <tr><th scope="col">Q</th><th scope="col">S</th><th scope="col">Link-time checks</th><th scope="col">Invocation-time checks</th></tr>
	* </thead>
	* <tbody>
	* <tr>
	* <th scope="row">Primitive</th><th scope="row">Primitive</th>
	* <td>Q can be converted to S via a primitive widening conversion</td>
	* <td>None</td>
	* </tr>
	* <tr>
	* <th scope="row">Primitive</th><th scope="row">Reference</th>
	* <td>S is a supertype of the Wrapper(Q)</td>
	* <td>Cast from Wrapper(Q) to S</td>
	* </tr>
	* <tr>
	* <th scope="row">Reference</th><th scope="row">Primitive</th>
	* <td>for parameter types: Q is a primitive wrapper and Primitive(Q)
	* can be widened to S
	* <br>for return types: If Q is a primitive wrapper, check that
	* Primitive(Q) can be widened to S</td>
	* <td>If Q is not a primitive wrapper, cast Q to the base Wrapper(S);
	* for example Number for numeric types</td>
	* </tr>
	* <tr>
	* <th scope="row">Reference</th><th scope="row">Reference</th>
	* <td>for parameter types: S is a supertype of Q
	* <br>for return types: none</td>
	* <td>Cast from Q to S</td>
	* </tr>
	* </tbody>
	* </table>
	*
	* @apiNote These linkage methods are designed to support the evaluation
	* of <em>lambda expressions</em> and <em>method references</em> in the Java
	* Language. For every lambda expressions or method reference in the source code,
	* there is a target type which is a functional interface. Evaluating a lambda
	* expression produces an object of its target type. The recommended mechanism
	* for evaluating lambda expressions is to desugar the lambda body to a method,
	* invoke an invokedynamic call site whose static argument list describes the
	* sole method of the functional interface and the desugared implementation
	* method, and returns an object (the lambda object) that implements the target
	* type. (For method references, the implementation method is simply the
	* referenced method; no desugaring is needed.)
	*
	* <p>The argument list of the implementation method and the argument list of
	* the interface method(s) may differ in several ways. The implementation
	* methods may have additional arguments to accommodate arguments captured by
	* the lambda expression; there may also be differences resulting from permitted
	* adaptations of arguments, such as casting, boxing, unboxing, and primitive
	* widening. (Varargs adaptations are not handled by the metafactories; these are
	* expected to be handled by the caller.)
	*
	* <p>Invokedynamic call sites have two argument lists: a static argument list
	* and a dynamic argument list. The static argument list is stored in the
	* constant pool; the dynamic argument is pushed on the operand stack at capture
	* time. The bootstrap method has access to the entire static argument list
	* (which in this case, includes information describing the implementation method,
	* the target interface, and the target interface method(s)), as well as a
	* method signature describing the number and static types (but not the values)
	* of the dynamic arguments and the static return type of the invokedynamic site.
	*
	* <p>The implementation method is described with a direct method handle
	* referencing a method or constructor. In theory, any method handle could be
	* used, but this is not compatible with some implementation techniques and
	* would complicate the work implementations must do.
	*
	* @since 1.8
	*/
	public final class LambdaMetafactory {

	private LambdaMetafactory() {}

	/** Flag for {@link #altMetafactory} indicating the lambda object
	* must be serializable */
	public static final int FLAG_SERIALIZABLE = 1 << 0;

	/**
	* Flag for {@link #altMetafactory} indicating the lambda object implements
	* other interfaces besides {@code Serializable}
	*/
	public static final int FLAG_MARKERS = 1 << 1;

	/**
	* Flag for alternate metafactories indicating the lambda object requires
	* additional methods that invoke the {@code implementation}
	*/
	public static final int FLAG_BRIDGES = 1 << 2;

	private static final Class<?>[] EMPTY_CLASS_ARRAY = new Class<?>[0];
	private static final MethodType[] EMPTY_MT_ARRAY = new MethodType[0];

	// LambdaMetafactory bootstrap methods are startup sensitive, and may be
	// special cased in java.lang.invoke.BootstrapMethodInvoker to ensure
	// methods are invoked with exact type information to avoid generating
	// code for runtime checks. Take care any changes or additions here are
	// reflected there as appropriate.

	/**
	* Facilitates the creation of simple "function objects" that implement one
	* or more interfaces by delegation to a provided {@link MethodHandle},
	* after appropriate type adaptation and partial evaluation of arguments.
	* Typically used as a <em>bootstrap method</em> for {@code invokedynamic}
	* call sites, to support the <em>lambda expression</em> and <em>method
	* reference expression</em> features of the Java Programming Language.
	*
	* <p>This is the standard, streamlined metafactory; additional flexibility
	* is provided by {@link #altMetafactory(MethodHandles.Lookup, String, MethodType, Object...)}.
	* A general description of the behavior of this method is provided
	* {@link LambdaMetafactory above}.
	*
	* <p>When the target of the {@code CallSite} returned from this method is
	* invoked, the resulting function objects are instances of a class which
	* implements the interface named by the return type of {@code factoryType},
	* declares a method with the name given by {@code interfaceMethodName} and the
	* signature given by {@code interfaceMethodType}. It may also override additional
	* methods from {@code Object}.
	*
	* @param caller Represents a lookup context with the accessibility
	* privileges of the caller. Specifically, the lookup context
	* must have {@linkplain MethodHandles.Lookup#hasFullPrivilegeAccess()
	* full privilege access}.
	* When used with {@code invokedynamic}, this is stacked
	* automatically by the VM.
	* @param interfaceMethodName The name of the method to implement. When used with
	* {@code invokedynamic}, this is provided by the
	* {@code NameAndType} of the {@code InvokeDynamic}
	* structure and is stacked automatically by the VM.
	* @param factoryType The expected signature of the {@code CallSite}. The
	* parameter types represent the types of capture variables;
	* the return type is the interface to implement. When
	* used with {@code invokedynamic}, this is provided by
	* the {@code NameAndType} of the {@code InvokeDynamic}
	* structure and is stacked automatically by the VM.
	* @param interfaceMethodType Signature and return type of method to be
	* implemented by the function object.
	* @param implementation A direct method handle describing the implementation
	* method which should be called (with suitable adaptation
	* of argument types and return types, and with captured
	* arguments prepended to the invocation arguments) at
	* invocation time.
	* @param dynamicMethodType The signature and return type that should
	* be enforced dynamically at invocation time.
	* In simple use cases this is the same as
	* {@code interfaceMethodType}.
	* @return a CallSite whose target can be used to perform capture, generating
	* instances of the interface named by {@code factoryType}
	* @throws LambdaConversionException If {@code caller} does not have full privilege
	* access, or if {@code interfaceMethodName} is not a valid JVM
	* method name, or if the return type of {@code factoryType} is not
	* an interface, or if {@code implementation} is not a direct method
	* handle referencing a method or constructor, or if the linkage
	* invariants are violated, as defined {@link LambdaMetafactory above}.
	* @throws NullPointerException If any argument is {@code null}.
	* @throws SecurityException If a security manager is present, and it
	* <a href="MethodHandles.Lookup.html#secmgr">refuses access</a>
	* from {@code caller} to the package of {@code implementation}.
	*/
	public static CallSite metafactory(MethodHandles.Lookup caller,
	String interfaceMethodName,
	MethodType factoryType,
	MethodType interfaceMethodType,
	MethodHandle implementation,
	MethodType dynamicMethodType)
	throws LambdaConversionException {
	AbstractValidatingLambdaMetafactory mf;
	mf = new InnerClassLambdaMetafactory(Objects.requireNonNull(caller),
	Objects.requireNonNull(factoryType),
	Objects.requireNonNull(interfaceMethodName),
	Objects.requireNonNull(interfaceMethodType),
	Objects.requireNonNull(implementation),
	Objects.requireNonNull(dynamicMethodType),
	false,
	EMPTY_CLASS_ARRAY,
	EMPTY_MT_ARRAY);
	mf.validateMetafactoryArgs();
	return mf.buildCallSite();
	}

	/**
	* Facilitates the creation of simple "function objects" that implement one
	* or more interfaces by delegation to a provided {@link MethodHandle},
	* after appropriate type adaptation and partial evaluation of arguments.
	* Typically used as a <em>bootstrap method</em> for {@code invokedynamic}
	* call sites, to support the <em>lambda expression</em> and <em>method
	* reference expression</em> features of the Java Programming Language.
	*
	* <p>This is the general, more flexible metafactory; a streamlined version
	* is provided by {@link #metafactory(java.lang.invoke.MethodHandles.Lookup,
	* String, MethodType, MethodType, MethodHandle, MethodType)}.
	* A general description of the behavior of this method is provided
	* {@link LambdaMetafactory above}.
	*
	* <p>The argument list for this method includes three fixed parameters,
	* corresponding to the parameters automatically stacked by the VM for the
	* bootstrap method in an {@code invokedynamic} invocation, and an {@code Object[]}
	* parameter that contains additional parameters. The declared argument
	* list for this method is:
	*
	* <pre>{@code
	* CallSite altMetafactory(MethodHandles.Lookup caller,
	* String interfaceMethodName,
	* MethodType factoryType,
	* Object... args)
	* }</pre>
	*
	* <p>but it behaves as if the argument list is as follows:
	*
	* <pre>{@code
	* CallSite altMetafactory(MethodHandles.Lookup caller,
	* String interfaceMethodName,
	* MethodType factoryType,
	* MethodType interfaceMethodType,
	* MethodHandle implementation,
	* MethodType dynamicMethodType,
	* int flags,
	* int altInterfaceCount, // IF flags has MARKERS set
	* Class... altInterfaces, // IF flags has MARKERS set
	* int altMethodCount, // IF flags has BRIDGES set
	* MethodType... altMethods // IF flags has BRIDGES set
	* )
	* }</pre>
	*
	* <p>Arguments that appear in the argument list for
	* {@link #metafactory(MethodHandles.Lookup, String, MethodType, MethodType, MethodHandle, MethodType)}
	* have the same specification as in that method. The additional arguments
	* are interpreted as follows:
	* <ul>
	* <li>{@code flags} indicates additional options; this is a bitwise
	* OR of desired flags. Defined flags are {@link #FLAG_BRIDGES},
	* {@link #FLAG_MARKERS}, and {@link #FLAG_SERIALIZABLE}.</li>
	* <li>{@code altInterfaceCount} is the number of additional interfaces
	* the function object should implement, and is present if and only if the
	* {@code FLAG_MARKERS} flag is set.</li>
	* <li>{@code altInterfaces} is a variable-length list of additional
	* interfaces to implement, whose length equals {@code altInterfaceCount},
	* and is present if and only if the {@code FLAG_MARKERS} flag is set.</li>
	* <li>{@code altMethodCount} is the number of additional method signatures
	* the function object should implement, and is present if and only if
	* the {@code FLAG_BRIDGES} flag is set.</li>
	* <li>{@code altMethods} is a variable-length list of additional
	* methods signatures to implement, whose length equals {@code altMethodCount},
	* and is present if and only if the {@code FLAG_BRIDGES} flag is set.</li>
	* </ul>
	*
	* <p>Each class named by {@code altInterfaces} is subject to the same
	* restrictions as {@code Rd}, the return type of {@code factoryType},
	* as described {@link LambdaMetafactory above}. Each {@code MethodType}
	* named by {@code altMethods} is subject to the same restrictions as
	* {@code interfaceMethodType}, as described {@link LambdaMetafactory above}.
	*
	* <p>When FLAG_SERIALIZABLE is set in {@code flags}, the function objects
	* will implement {@code Serializable}, and will have a {@code writeReplace}
	* method that returns an appropriate {@link SerializedLambda}. The
	* {@code caller} class must have an appropriate {@code $deserializeLambda$}
	* method, as described in {@link SerializedLambda}.
	*
	* <p>When the target of the {@code CallSite} returned from this method is
	* invoked, the resulting function objects are instances of a class with
	* the following properties:
	* <ul>
	* <li>The class implements the interface named by the return type
	* of {@code factoryType} and any interfaces named by {@code altInterfaces}</li>
	* <li>The class declares methods with the name given by {@code interfaceMethodName},
	* and the signature given by {@code interfaceMethodType} and additional signatures
	* given by {@code altMethods}</li>
	* <li>The class may override methods from {@code Object}, and may
	* implement methods related to serialization.</li>
	* </ul>
	*
	* @param caller Represents a lookup context with the accessibility
	* privileges of the caller. Specifically, the lookup context
	* must have {@linkplain MethodHandles.Lookup#hasFullPrivilegeAccess()
	* full privilege access}.
	* When used with {@code invokedynamic}, this is stacked
	* automatically by the VM.
	* @param interfaceMethodName The name of the method to implement. When used with
	* {@code invokedynamic}, this is provided by the
	* {@code NameAndType} of the {@code InvokeDynamic}
	* structure and is stacked automatically by the VM.
	* @param factoryType The expected signature of the {@code CallSite}. The
	* parameter types represent the types of capture variables;
	* the return type is the interface to implement. When
	* used with {@code invokedynamic}, this is provided by
	* the {@code NameAndType} of the {@code InvokeDynamic}
	* structure and is stacked automatically by the VM.
	* @param args An array of {@code Object} containing the required
	* arguments {@code interfaceMethodType}, {@code implementation},
	* {@code dynamicMethodType}, {@code flags}, and any
	* optional arguments, as described above
	* @return a CallSite whose target can be used to perform capture, generating
	* instances of the interface named by {@code factoryType}
	* @throws LambdaConversionException If {@code caller} does not have full privilege
	* access, or if {@code interfaceMethodName} is not a valid JVM
	* method name, or if the return type of {@code factoryType} is not
	* an interface, or if any of {@code altInterfaces} is not an
	* interface, or if {@code implementation} is not a direct method
	* handle referencing a method or constructor, or if the linkage
	* invariants are violated, as defined {@link LambdaMetafactory above}.
	* @throws NullPointerException If any argument, or any component of {@code args},
	* is {@code null}.
	* @throws IllegalArgumentException If the number or types of the components
	* of {@code args} do not follow the above rules, or if
	* {@code altInterfaceCount} or {@code altMethodCount} are negative
	* integers.
	* @throws SecurityException If a security manager is present, and it
	* <a href="MethodHandles.Lookup.html#secmgr">refuses access</a>
	* from {@code caller} to the package of {@code implementation}.
	*/
	public static CallSite altMetafactory(MethodHandles.Lookup caller,
	String interfaceMethodName,
	MethodType factoryType,
	Object... args)
	throws LambdaConversionException {
	Objects.requireNonNull(caller);
	Objects.requireNonNull(interfaceMethodName);
	Objects.requireNonNull(factoryType);
	Objects.requireNonNull(args);
	int argIndex = 0;
	MethodType interfaceMethodType = extractArg(args, argIndex++, MethodType.class);
	MethodHandle implementation = extractArg(args, argIndex++, MethodHandle.class);
	MethodType dynamicMethodType = extractArg(args, argIndex++, MethodType.class);
	int flags = extractArg(args, argIndex++, Integer.class);
	Class<?>[] altInterfaces = EMPTY_CLASS_ARRAY;
	MethodType[] altMethods = EMPTY_MT_ARRAY;
	if ((flags & FLAG_MARKERS) != 0) {
	int altInterfaceCount = extractArg(args, argIndex++, Integer.class);
	if (altInterfaceCount < 0) {
	throw new IllegalArgumentException("negative argument count");
	}
	if (altInterfaceCount > 0) {
	altInterfaces = extractArgs(args, argIndex, Class.class, altInterfaceCount);
	argIndex += altInterfaceCount;
	}
	}
	if ((flags & FLAG_BRIDGES) != 0) {
	int altMethodCount = extractArg(args, argIndex++, Integer.class);
	if (altMethodCount < 0) {
	throw new IllegalArgumentException("negative argument count");
	}
	if (altMethodCount > 0) {
	altMethods = extractArgs(args, argIndex, MethodType.class, altMethodCount);
	argIndex += altMethodCount;
	}
	}
	if (argIndex < args.length) {
	throw new IllegalArgumentException("too many arguments");
	}

	boolean isSerializable = ((flags & FLAG_SERIALIZABLE) != 0);
	if (isSerializable) {
	boolean foundSerializableSupertype = Serializable.class.isAssignableFrom(factoryType.returnType());
	for (Class<?> c : altInterfaces)
	foundSerializableSupertype \|= Serializable.class.isAssignableFrom(c);
	if (!foundSerializableSupertype) {
	altInterfaces = Arrays.copyOf(altInterfaces, altInterfaces.length + 1);
	altInterfaces[altInterfaces.length-1] = Serializable.class;
	}
	}

	AbstractValidatingLambdaMetafactory mf
	= new InnerClassLambdaMetafactory(caller,
	factoryType,
	interfaceMethodName,
	interfaceMethodType,
	implementation,
	dynamicMethodType,
	isSerializable,
	altInterfaces,
	altMethods);
	mf.validateMetafactoryArgs();
	return mf.buildCallSite();
	}

	private static <T> T extractArg(Object[] args, int index, Class<T> type) {
	if (index >= args.length) {
	throw new IllegalArgumentException("missing argument");
	}
	Object result = Objects.requireNonNull(args[index]);
	if (!type.isInstance(result)) {
	throw new IllegalArgumentException("argument has wrong type");
	}
	return type.cast(result);
	}

	private static <T> T[] extractArgs(Object[] args, int index, Class<T> type, int count) {
	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
	T[] result = (T[]) Array.newInstance(type, count);
	for (int i = 0; i < count; i++) {
	result[i] = extractArg(args, index + i, type);
	}
	return result;
	}

	}

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