RFR: 8071693: Introspector ignores default interface methods [v2]

[Phil Race]

On Thu, 20 Apr 2023 13:47:19 GMT, Archie L. Cobbs <duke at openjdk.org> wrote:

>> src/java.desktop/share/classes/com/sun/beans/introspect/MethodInfo.java line 46:
>> 
>>> 44: final class MethodInfo {
>>> 45: 
>>> 46:     static final Set<Class<?>> IGNORABLE_INTERFACES = Set.of(
>> 
>> Hm. Why only this specific interfaces?
>
> This a list of commonly implemented interfaces that don't need to be inspected because they are "known empty". This list is inspired by [Spring's ClassUtils](https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework/blob/ea83d66fb5ac7e8358015f6ad938607a96ae1b41/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/ClassUtils.java#L820-L831). Happy to add any others that deserve to be in there.

given that serializable is commonly implemented, this may be a worthwhile optimisation.

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PR Review Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/13544#discussion_r1173005019