RFR: 8159855: Create an SPI for tools

[Jonathan Gibbons]

Resend with non-mostly-empty subject line!

-- 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