https://commons.apache.org/proper/commons-bcel: Apache Commons Bytecode Engineering Library (The Apache Software Foundation)
  • Enver Haase
  • David Dixon-Peugh
  • Patrick Beard
  • Conor MacNeill
  • Costin Manolache
  • Bill Pugh
  • First Hop Ltd / Torsten Rueger
  • Jérôme Leroux
  • Mark Roberts
  • Sam Yoon
  • Dave Brosius
  • Torsten Curdt (ASF)
  • Markus Dahm (it-frameworksolutions)
  • Jason van Zyl
  • Gary Gregory (Rocket Software) 
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package org.apache.bcel;

import java.io.IOException;

import org.apache.bcel.classfile.JavaClass;
import org.apache.bcel.util.ClassPath;
import org.apache.bcel.util.SyntheticRepository;


The repository maintains informations about class interdependencies, e.g.,
whether a class is a sub-class of another. Delegates actual class loading
to SyntheticRepository with current class path by default.

See Also:
/**
 * The repository maintains informations about class interdependencies, e.g.,
 * whether a class is a sub-class of another. Delegates actual class loading
 * to SyntheticRepository with current class path by default.
 *
 * @see org.apache.bcel.util.Repository
 * @see SyntheticRepository
 *
 */
public abstract class Repository {

    private static org.apache.bcel.util.Repository repository = SyntheticRepository.getInstance();


    
Returns:currently used repository instance
/**
     * @return currently used repository instance
     */
    public static org.apache.bcel.util.Repository getRepository() {
        return repository;
    }


    
Sets repository instance to be used for class loading

/**
     * Sets repository instance to be used for class loading
     */
    public static void setRepository( final org.apache.bcel.util.Repository rep ) {
        repository = rep;
    }


    
Lookups class somewhere found on your CLASSPATH, or whereever the
repository instance looks for it.

Throws:
Returns:class object for given fully qualified class name
/**
     * Lookups class somewhere found on your CLASSPATH, or whereever the
     * repository instance looks for it.
     *
     * @return class object for given fully qualified class name
     * @throws ClassNotFoundException if the class could not be found or
     * parsed correctly
     */
    public static JavaClass lookupClass( final String class_name ) throws ClassNotFoundException {
        return repository.loadClass(class_name);
    }


    
Tries to find class source using the internal repository instance.

Throws:
See Also:
  • Class
Returns:JavaClass object for given runtime class
/**
     * Tries to find class source using the internal repository instance.
     *
     * @see Class
     * @return JavaClass object for given runtime class
     * @throws ClassNotFoundException if the class could not be found or
     * parsed correctly
     */
    public static JavaClass lookupClass( final Class<?> clazz ) throws ClassNotFoundException {
        return repository.loadClass(clazz);
    }


    
Returns:class file object for given Java class by looking on the
 system class path; returns null if the class file can't be
 found
/**
     * @return class file object for given Java class by looking on the
     *  system class path; returns null if the class file can't be
     *  found
     */
    public static ClassPath.ClassFile lookupClassFile( final String class_name ) {
        try {
            final ClassPath path = repository.getClassPath();
            if (path == null) {
                return null;
            }
            return path.getClassFile(class_name);
        } catch (final IOException e) {
            return null;
        }
    }


    
Clears the repository.

/**
     * Clears the repository.
     */
    public static void clearCache() {
        repository.clear();
    }


    
Adds clazz to repository if there isn't an equally named class already in there.

Returns:old entry in repository
/**
     * Adds clazz to repository if there isn't an equally named class already in there.
     *
     * @return old entry in repository
     */
    public static JavaClass addClass( final JavaClass clazz ) {
        final JavaClass old = repository.findClass(clazz.getClassName());
        repository.storeClass(clazz);
        return old;
    }


    
Removes class with given (fully qualified) name from repository.

/**
     * Removes class with given (fully qualified) name from repository.
     */
    public static void removeClass( final String clazz ) {
        repository.removeClass(repository.findClass(clazz));
    }


    
Removes given class from repository.

/**
     * Removes given class from repository.
     */
    public static void removeClass( final JavaClass clazz ) {
        repository.removeClass(clazz);
    }


    
Throws:
Returns:list of super classes of clazz in ascending order, i.e.,
Object is always the last element
/**
     * @return list of super classes of clazz in ascending order, i.e.,
     * Object is always the last element
     * @throws ClassNotFoundException if any of the superclasses can't be found
     */
    public static JavaClass[] getSuperClasses( final JavaClass clazz ) throws ClassNotFoundException {
        return clazz.getSuperClasses();
    }


    
Throws:
Returns:list of super classes of clazz in ascending order, i.e.,
Object is always the last element.
/**
     * @return list of super classes of clazz in ascending order, i.e.,
     * Object is always the last element.
     * @throws ClassNotFoundException if the named class or any of its
     *  superclasses can't be found
     */
    public static JavaClass[] getSuperClasses( final String class_name ) throws ClassNotFoundException {
        final JavaClass jc = lookupClass(class_name);
        return getSuperClasses(jc);
    }


    
Throws:
Returns:all interfaces implemented by class and its super
classes and the interfaces that those interfaces extend, and so on.
(Some people call this a transitive hull).
/**
     * @return all interfaces implemented by class and its super
     * classes and the interfaces that those interfaces extend, and so on.
     * (Some people call this a transitive hull).
     * @throws ClassNotFoundException if any of the class's
     *  superclasses or superinterfaces can't be found
     */
    public static JavaClass[] getInterfaces( final JavaClass clazz ) throws ClassNotFoundException {
        return clazz.getAllInterfaces();
    }


    
Throws:
  • ClassNotFoundException – if the named class can't be found,
  or if any of its superclasses or superinterfaces can't be found
Returns:all interfaces implemented by class and its super
classes and the interfaces that extend those interfaces, and so on
/**
     * @return all interfaces implemented by class and its super
     * classes and the interfaces that extend those interfaces, and so on
     * @throws ClassNotFoundException if the named class can't be found,
     *   or if any of its superclasses or superinterfaces can't be found
     */
    public static JavaClass[] getInterfaces( final String class_name ) throws ClassNotFoundException {
        return getInterfaces(lookupClass(class_name));
    }


    
Equivalent to runtime "instanceof" operator.

Throws:
Returns:true, if clazz is an instance of super_class
/**
     * Equivalent to runtime "instanceof" operator.
     * @return true, if clazz is an instance of super_class
     * @throws ClassNotFoundException if any superclasses or superinterfaces
     *   of clazz can't be found
     */
    public static boolean instanceOf( final JavaClass clazz, final JavaClass super_class )
            throws ClassNotFoundException {
        return clazz.instanceOf(super_class);
    }


    
Throws:
Returns:true, if clazz is an instance of super_class
/**
     * @return true, if clazz is an instance of super_class
     * @throws ClassNotFoundException if either clazz or super_class
     *   can't be found
     */
    public static boolean instanceOf( final String clazz, final String super_class )
            throws ClassNotFoundException {
        return instanceOf(lookupClass(clazz), lookupClass(super_class));
    }


    
Throws:
Returns:true, if clazz is an instance of super_class
/**
     * @return true, if clazz is an instance of super_class
     * @throws ClassNotFoundException if super_class can't be found
     */
    public static boolean instanceOf( final JavaClass clazz, final String super_class )
            throws ClassNotFoundException {
        return instanceOf(clazz, lookupClass(super_class));
    }


    
Throws:
Returns:true, if clazz is an instance of super_class
/**
     * @return true, if clazz is an instance of super_class
     * @throws ClassNotFoundException if clazz can't be found
     */
    public static boolean instanceOf( final String clazz, final JavaClass super_class )
            throws ClassNotFoundException {
        return instanceOf(lookupClass(clazz), super_class);
    }


    
Throws:
Returns:true, if clazz is an implementation of interface inter
/**
     * @return true, if clazz is an implementation of interface inter
     * @throws ClassNotFoundException if any superclasses or superinterfaces
     *   of clazz can't be found
     */
    public static boolean implementationOf( final JavaClass clazz, final JavaClass inter )
            throws ClassNotFoundException {
        return clazz.implementationOf(inter);
    }


    
Throws:
Returns:true, if clazz is an implementation of interface inter
/**
     * @return true, if clazz is an implementation of interface inter
     * @throws ClassNotFoundException if clazz, inter, or any superclasses
     *   or superinterfaces of clazz can't be found
     */
    public static boolean implementationOf( final String clazz, final String inter )
            throws ClassNotFoundException {
        return implementationOf(lookupClass(clazz), lookupClass(inter));
    }


    
Throws:
Returns:true, if clazz is an implementation of interface inter
/**
     * @return true, if clazz is an implementation of interface inter
     * @throws ClassNotFoundException if inter or any superclasses
     *   or superinterfaces of clazz can't be found
     */
    public static boolean implementationOf( final JavaClass clazz, final String inter )
            throws ClassNotFoundException {
        return implementationOf(clazz, lookupClass(inter));
    }


    
Throws:
Returns:true, if clazz is an implementation of interface inter
/**
     * @return true, if clazz is an implementation of interface inter
     * @throws ClassNotFoundException if clazz or any superclasses or
     *   superinterfaces of clazz can't be found
     */
    public static boolean implementationOf( final String clazz, final JavaClass inter )
            throws ClassNotFoundException {
        return implementationOf(lookupClass(clazz), inter);
    }
}