RFR: 8294982: Implementation of Classfile API [v36]

[Paul Sandoz]

On Thu, 2 Mar 2023 14:31:06 GMT, Adam Sotona <asotona at openjdk.org> wrote:

>> This is root pull request with Classfile API implementation, tests and benchmarks initial drop into JDK.
>> 
>> Following pull requests consolidating JDK class files parsing, generating, and transforming ([JDK-8294957](https://bugs.openjdk.org/browse/JDK-8294957)) will chain to this one.
>> 
>> Classfile API development is tracked at:
>> https://github.com/openjdk/jdk-sandbox/tree/classfile-api-branch
>> 
>> Development branch of consolidated JDK class files parsing, generating, and transforming is at:
>> https://github.com/openjdk/jdk-sandbox/tree/classfile-api-dev-branch
>> 
>> Classfile API [JEP](https://bugs.openjdk.org/browse/JDK-8280389) and [online API documentation](https://htmlpreview.github.io/?https://raw.githubusercontent.com/openjdk/jdk-sandbox/classfile-api-javadoc-branch/doc/classfile-api/javadoc/java.base/jdk/internal/classfile/package-summary.html) is also available.
>> 
>> Please take you time to review this non-trivial JDK addition.
>> 
>> Thank you,
>> Adam
>
> Adam Sotona has updated the pull request incrementally with one additional commit since the last revision:
> 
>   StackMapFrameInfo extracted to top level from StackMapTableAttribute

src/java.base/share/classes/jdk/internal/classfile/CodeBuilder.java line 93:

> 91:  * directly; they are passed to handlers by methods such as {@link
> 92:  * MethodBuilder#withCode(Consumer)} or to code transforms.  The elements of a
> 93:  * code can be specified abstractly (by passing a {@link CodeElement} to {@link

Suggestion:

 * code can be specified abstractly, by passing a {@link CodeElement} to {@link

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PR: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/10982