RFR: 8344942: Template-Based Testing Framework [v9]

[Emanuel Peter]

On Wed, 7 May 2025 12:19:20 GMT, Emanuel Peter <epeter at openjdk.org> wrote:

>> test/hotspot/jtreg/compiler/lib/template_framework/Template.java line 179:
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>>> 177:  * current code scope with {@link #addName}, and sample from the current or outer scopes with {@link #sampleName}.
>>> 178:  * When generating code, one might want to create {@link Name}s (variables, fields, etc) in local scope, or
>>> 179:  * in some outer scope with the use of {@link Hook}s.
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>> Maybe mention here again that all of the explained above can be found in tutorial like examples (I guess in `TestTutorial`)?. Because it was not that easy to grasp how these different options to create Templates now work in practice.
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> Ok, fair. This is just a high level explanation. Especially Hooks and Names are also not the "starter features", I think. So it's ok if you have to go look at the examples or other uses, I think.

I linked to the examples like `TestTutorial`.

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PR Review Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/24217#discussion_r2078444613