Planned features of a classfile context object

[Brian Goetz]

These are basically what is on my list, though I had in mind to move 
_all_ option information to the context, and leave it out of individual 
processing decisions.

On 5/17/2023 9:59 AM, - wrote:
> Hi,
> In the discussions a few weeks ago, we envisioned a Classfile context
> object shared across multiple Classfile processing scenarios, mainly
> for Class hierarchy information caching.
>
> I want to confirm that these are contents of the object, mainly
> promoted from individual options:
>   - Class Hierarchy information caching
>   - Custom attribute processing
>   - A set of default options, propagated to individual processing (may
> be overridden classfile-wise)
>
> What else is planned for the context object currently? Please don't
> hesitate to propose. Thanks!
>
> Chen Liang
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