How to making Class.forName work in indy?

[Jochen Theodorou]

Hi all,

assuming you have to compile code with indy that realizes this:

Class.forName(x)

Meaning, we want to execute forName from Class using invokedynamic. If 
you then have frames in your trace looking like this:

> java.lang.Class.forName0(Native Method)
> java.lang.Class.forName(Class.java:186)
> java.lang.invoke.MethodHandleImpl$GuardWithCatch.invoke_L2(MethodHandleImpl.java:1130)
> org.codehaus.groovy.vmplugin.v7.IndyInterface.selectMethod(IndyInterface.java:680)
> groovy.util.JavadocAssertionTestSuite.<clinit>(JavadocAssertionTestSuite.groovy:71)

then it is clear to me, why it is failing. At least the Indyinterface 
part, if not even the GuradWithCatch part are disturbing the stack 
walking Class#forName is using.

has anyone any idea on how to make this work across JVMs? One version, 
that sounds quite crazy to me, but may just work, is to compile a helper 
method on the class, that directly calls Class#forName and thus making 
it work, since there is no longer a wrong stack frame at the position 
Class#forName is looking for. But well... it may be a possibility

bye Jochen

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