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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) "Neo4j"
+ * Neo4j Sweden AB [http://neo4j.com]
+ *
+ * This file is part of Neo4j.
+ *
+ * Neo4j is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program 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 for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+package org.neo4j.gds.compat._5x;
+
+import org.neo4j.gds.compat.CompatAccessMode;
+import org.neo4j.gds.compat.CustomAccessMode;
+import org.neo4j.internal.kernel.api.RelTypeSupplier;
+import org.neo4j.internal.kernel.api.TokenSet;
+
+import java.util.function.Supplier;
+
+public class CompatAccessModeImpl extends CompatAccessMode {
+
+    public CompatAccessModeImpl(CustomAccessMode custom) {
+        super(custom);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean allowsReadNodeProperty(Supplier<TokenSet> labels, int propertyKey) {
+        throw new IllegalStateException("Compat layer for 5.x must be run on Java 17");
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean allowsReadRelationshipProperty(RelTypeSupplier relType, int propertyKey) {
+        throw new IllegalStateException("Compat layer for 5.x must be run on Java 17");
+    }
+}