On Thu, 19 Sep 2024 16:38:54 GMT, Nizar Benalla <nbena...@openjdk.org> wrote:
>> This checker checks the values of the `@since` tag found in the >> documentation comment for an element against the release in which the >> element first appeared. >> >> Real since value of an API element is computed as the oldest release in >> which the given API element was introduced. That is: >> - for modules, classes and interfaces, the release in which the element with >> the given qualified name was introduced >> - for constructors, the release in which the constructor with the given VM >> descriptor was introduced >> - for methods and fields, the release in which the given method or field >> with the given VM descriptor became a member of its enclosing class or >> interface, whether direct or inherited >> >> Effective since value of an API element is computed as follows: >> - if the given element has a `@since` tag in its javadoc, it is used >> - in all other cases, return the effective since value of the enclosing >> element >> >> The since checker verifies that for every API element, the real since value >> and the effective since value are the same, and reports an error if they are >> not. >> >> Preview method are handled as per JEP 12, if `@PreviewFeature` is used >> consistently going forward then the checker doesn't need to be updated with >> every release. The checker has explicit knowledge of preview elements that >> came before `JDK 14` because they weren't marked in a machine understandable >> way and preview elements that came before `JDK 17` that didn't have >> `@PreviewFeature`. >> >> Important note : We only check code written since `JDK 9` as the releases >> used to determine the expected value of `@since` tags are taken from the >> historical data built into `javac` which only goes back that far >> >> The intial comment at the beginning of `SinceChecker.java` holds more >> information into the program. >> >> I already have filed issues and fixed some wrong tags like in #18640, >> #18032, #18030, #18055, #18373, #18954, #18972. > > Nizar Benalla has updated the pull request with a new target base due to a > merge or a rebase. The pull request now contains 28 commits: > > - Change "found" to "should be" in the error messages > - Merge remote-tracking branch 'upstream/master' into > source-based-since-checker > - avoid using `continue`, fix mistake in last commit > - extend SinceChecker to now skip some packages > - Merge remote-tracking branch 'upstream/master' into > source-based-since-checker > - Merge remote-tracking branch 'upstream/master' into > source-based-since-checker > - Merge remote-tracking branch 'upstream/master' into > source-based-since-checker > - Skip over files and packages that aren't found > - Move the tests to module/module_name directory for clearer naming > - (C) > - ... and 18 more: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/compare/bc36ace7...d355222e test/jdk/tools/sincechecker/SinceChecker.java line 152: > 150: String version = String.valueOf(i); > 151: Elements elements = ct.getElements(); > 152: elements.getModuleElement("java.base"); // forces module > graph to be instantiated @lahodaj I've always considered this kind of line to be a workaround; it would be nice if we could have an RFE so this kind of line was unnecessary ------------- PR Review Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/18934#discussion_r1767657515
