RFR: 8294982: Implementation of Classfile API [v58]

[Glavo]

On Wed, 8 Mar 2023 08:50:24 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:
> 
>   removed obsolete javadoc from implementation classes

I ported the Classfile API implemented in this PR back to Java 17 and published it to Maven Central as a standalone library: https://github.com/Glavo/classfile

Some of my senior developer friends are trying to replace ASM with it. If I get any feedback, I'll report it to you.

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