2 files changed, 24 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/miasm2/ir/analysis.py b/miasm2/ir/analysis.py
index 11e6eebd..2108cc53 100644
--- a/miasm2/ir/analysis.py
+++ b/miasm2/ir/analysis.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 import logging
 
 from miasm2.ir.symbexec import SymbolicExecutionEngine
-from miasm2.ir.ir import ir, AssignBlock
+from miasm2.ir.ir import IntermediateRepresentation, AssignBlock
 from miasm2.expression.expression \
     import ExprAff, ExprCond, ExprId, ExprInt, ExprMem, ExprOp
 
@@ -14,14 +14,17 @@ log.addHandler(console_handler)
 log.setLevel(logging.WARNING)
 
 
-class ira(ir):
+class ira(IntermediateRepresentation):
     """IR Analysis
     This class provides higher level manipulations on IR, such as dead
     instruction removals.
 
-    This class can be used as a common parent with `miasm2.ir.ir::ir` class.
+    This class can be used as a common parent with
+    `miasm2.ir.ir::IntermediateRepresentation` class.
+
     For instance:
         class ira_x86_16(ir_x86_16, ira)
+
     """
 
     def ira_regs_ids(self):
diff --git a/miasm2/ir/ir.py b/miasm2/ir/ir.py
index b06a8136..b993c356 100644
--- a/miasm2/ir/ir.py
+++ b/miasm2/ir/ir.py
@@ -320,7 +320,12 @@ class DiGraphIR(DiGraph):
         return super(DiGraphIR, self).dot()
 
 
-class ir(object):
+class IntermediateRepresentation(object):
+    """
+    Intermediate representation object
+
+    Allow native assembly to intermediate representation traduction
+    """
 
     def __init__(self, arch, attrib, symbol_pool=None):
         if symbol_pool is None:
@@ -602,3 +607,15 @@ class ir(object):
         if self._graph is None:
             self._gen_graph()
         return self._graph
+
+
+
+class ir(IntermediateRepresentation):
+    """
+    DEPRECATED object
+    Use IntermediateRepresentation instead of ir
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, label, irs, lines=None):
+        warnings.warn('DEPRECATION WARNING: use "IntermediateRepresentation" instead of "ir"')
+        super(ir, self).__init__(label, irs, lines)