Questions about jigsaw API

[Mike Ershov]

Alan Bateman wrote:
> On 24/01/2012 13:37, Mike Ershov wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> I'm adapting sigtest tool ( sigtest.java.net ) to jigsaw and have 
>> some questions about jigsaw API:
>>
>> 1) I need to read class bytes for any particular class and all its 
>> dependencies. In other words for module com.acme.mod at 3.1 I have to
>> analyze com.acme.mod at 3.1's classes, their superclasses from other
>> com.acme.* modules recursively and their platform superclasses including
>> java.lang.Object. Maybe I missed something but I can't find easy way to
>> do it. So I resolve all dependencies manually. This is my the main
>> question. I very appreciate any recommendations.
> Does com.acme.mod at 3.1 have an entry point? -- just asking that as 
> maybe all you need to do is read its configuration and that will give 
> you the set of contexts and in turn the set of modules. Alternatively 
> you can run the resolver and generate the configuration (which may be 
> what you are doing now?).
Thanks Alan, this is the answer I was looking for!
>
>>
>> 4) I noticed that public org.openjdk.jigsaw.LoaderPool has no public
>> constructors. If there is no reasons for such design it's better to do
>> it not public ( like LibraryPool ) or make them all public.
> Can you explain what you are looking to do?
I was exploring org.openjdk.jigsaw API and noticed that two public 
classes, LoaderPool and Loader (because its constructor accepts 
LoaderPool as parameter) can not be used as public.