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package net.bytebuddy.agent;

import java.lang.instrument.Instrumentation;

An installer class which defined the hook-in methods that are required by the Java agent specification.
/** * An installer class which defined the hook-in methods that are required by the Java agent specification. */
public class Installer {
A field for carrying the Instrumentation that was loaded by the Byte Buddy agent. Note that this field must never be accessed directly as the agent is injected into the VM's system class loader. This way, the field of this class might be null even after the installation of the Byte Buddy agent as this class might be loaded by a different class loader than the system class loader.
/** * A field for carrying the {@link java.lang.instrument.Instrumentation} that was loaded by the Byte Buddy * agent. Note that this field must never be accessed directly as the agent is injected into the VM's * system class loader. This way, the field of this class might be {@code null} even after the installation * of the Byte Buddy agent as this class might be loaded by a different class loader than the system class * loader. */
@SuppressWarnings("unused") private static volatile Instrumentation instrumentation;
The installer provides only static hook-in methods and should not be instantiated.
/** * The installer provides only {@code static} hook-in methods and should not be instantiated. */
private Installer() { throw new UnsupportedOperationException("This class is a utility class and not supposed to be instantiated"); }

Returns the instrumentation that was loaded by the Byte Buddy agent. When a security manager is active, the RuntimePermission for getInstrumentation is required by the caller.

Important: This method must only be invoked via the ClassLoader.getSystemClassLoader() where any Java agent is loaded. It is possible that two versions of this class exist for different class loaders.

Returns:The instrumentation instance of the Byte Buddy agent.
/** * <p> * Returns the instrumentation that was loaded by the Byte Buddy agent. When a security manager is active, * the {@link RuntimePermission} for {@code getInstrumentation} is required by the caller. * </p> * <p> * <b>Important</b>: This method must only be invoked via the {@link ClassLoader#getSystemClassLoader()} where any * Java agent is loaded. It is possible that two versions of this class exist for different class loaders. * </p> * * @return The instrumentation instance of the Byte Buddy agent. */
public static Instrumentation getInstrumentation() { SecurityManager securityManager = System.getSecurityManager(); if (securityManager != null) { securityManager.checkPermission(new RuntimePermission("getInstrumentation")); } Instrumentation instrumentation = Installer.instrumentation; if (instrumentation == null) { throw new IllegalStateException("The Byte Buddy agent is not loaded or this method is not called via the system class loader"); } return instrumentation; }
Allows the installation of this agent via a command line argument.
Params:
  • agentArguments – The unused agent arguments.
  • instrumentation – The instrumentation instance.
/** * Allows the installation of this agent via a command line argument. * * @param agentArguments The unused agent arguments. * @param instrumentation The instrumentation instance. */
public static void premain(String agentArguments, Instrumentation instrumentation) { Installer.instrumentation = instrumentation; }
Allows the installation of this agent via the Attach API.
Params:
  • agentArguments – The unused agent arguments.
  • instrumentation – The instrumentation instance.
/** * Allows the installation of this agent via the Attach API. * * @param agentArguments The unused agent arguments. * @param instrumentation The instrumentation instance. */
@SuppressWarnings("unused") public static void agentmain(String agentArguments, Instrumentation instrumentation) { Installer.instrumentation = instrumentation; } }