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  package avrora.arch;
  
  /**
   * The <code>AbstractInstr</code> interface represents an interface implemented by any instructions generated by
   * jIntGen. This interface has methods to get the name and size of an instruction, as well as a reference to an
   * <code>AbstractArchitecture</code> object that contains information about the architecture that contains this
   * instruction.
   *
   * @author jIntGen
   */
  public interface AbstractInstr {
  
      /**
       * The <code>getSize()</code> method returns the size of this instruction in bytes. Each instance of an instruction
       * has a fixed, known size in bytes, and all architecture implementations that implement this abstract interface can
       * return their size in bytes.
       *
       * @return the size of this instruction in bytes
       */
      public int getSize();
  
      /**
       * The <code>getName()</code> method returns the name of this instruction as a string. Each instance of an
       * instruction has a known name, and all architecture implementations that implement this abstract interface can
       * return their name as a string.
       *
       * @return the name of this instruction as a string
       */
      public String getName();
  
      /**
       * The <code>getArchitecture()</code> method returns a reference to the <code>Architecture</code> class that this
       * instruction is a member of. The architecture instance allows the user to get information about the architecture,
       * including its name, instruction set, and other features.
       *
       * @return a reference to a <code>AbstractArchitecture</code> object that contains information about the
       *         architecture that this instruction is a member of
       */
      public AbstractArchitecture getArchitecture();
  }
  