note
	description	: "An abstract factory to build byte nodes for multi-branch constructs."

deferred class MULTI_BRANCH_FACTORY

feature -- Factory

	new_construct (e: EXPR_B; a: INSPECT_ABSTRACTION_AS [CASE_ABSTRACTION_AS [detachable AST_EIFFEL], detachable AST_EIFFEL]): ABSTRACT_INSPECT_B [ABSTRACT_CASE_B [BYTE_NODE], BYTE_NODE]
			-- Create a new byte node for an inspect construct with inspect expression `e`
			-- based on the AST construct `a`.
		deferred
		end

	new_case_list (n: like new_case_list.count): BYTE_LIST [ABSTRACT_CASE_B [BYTE_NODE]]
			-- Create a list of case byte nodes with estimated number of nodes `n`.
		deferred
		end

	new_case (i: BYTE_LIST [INTERVAL_B]; b: detachable BYTE_NODE): ABSTRACT_CASE_B [BYTE_NODE]
			-- Create a new byte node for a multi-branch case with intervals specified by `i`
			-- and associated content `b`.
		deferred
		end

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