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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2026, 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
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+ *
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+ *
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+ */
+
+package compiler.lib.ir_framework.driver.network.testvm;
+
+import compiler.lib.ir_framework.driver.network.testvm.java.JavaMessage;
+import compiler.lib.ir_framework.shared.TestFrameworkSocket;
+
+/**
+ * We currently have only one type of Test VM message sent to the {@link TestFrameworkSocket}:
+ * - {@link JavaMessage}: A message sent from Java code.
+ *
+ *
+ * Later, we will add C2 messages as well as second type with JDK-8375270.
+ * Both kinds of messages are parsed differently by classes implementing this interface.
+ */
+public interface TestVmMessageParser