RFR: 8159855: Create an SPI for tools
Jonathan Gibbons
jonathan.gibbons at oracle.com
Tue Oct 4 23:46:11 UTC 2016
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-- Jon
On 10/04/2016 04:39 PM, Jonathan Gibbons wrote:
> Core-libs folk,
>
> Please review the following change to add a new service provider class
> java.util.spi.ToolProvider
>
> which can be used provide simple "command-line" access to select JDK
> tools, without starting a new JVM.
>
> The following tools are updated to provide access through the new SPI:
> javac, javadoc, javap, jdeps
>
> It is expected that additional tools will also be updated to provide
> access,
> but that will be done separately.
>
> Compiler-dev folk may wish to review the changes to the langtools
> repository.
>
> JBS: https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8159855
> Webrev: http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~jjg/8159855/webrev.03/
> API:
> http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~jjg/8159855/api.02/java/util/spi/ToolProvider.html
>
> -- Jon
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