> Core reflection's generic signature parsing uses an ancient library with > outdated visitor pattern on a tree model and contains unnecessary > boilerplates. This is a duplication of ClassFile API's signature model. We > should just move to ClassFile API, which is more throughoutly tested as well. > > To ensure compatibility, new tests are added to ensure consistent behavior > when encountering malformed signatures or signatures with missing types. The > reflective objects have been preserved and the only change is that lazy > expansion now happens from CF objects, to reduce compatibility risks.
Chen Liang has updated the pull request with a new target base due to a merge or a rebase. The pull request now contains five commits: - Merge branch 'master' of https://github.com/openjdk/jdk into feature/new-generic-info - Improve BytecodeDescriptor error message - Years, test facelift - Merge branch 'master' of https://github.com/openjdk/jdk into feature/new-generic-info - 8333377: Migrate Generic Signature parsing to ClassFile API ------------- Changes: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/19281/files Webrev: https://webrevs.openjdk.org/?repo=jdk&pr=19281&range=05 Stats: 4190 lines in 62 files changed: 567 ins; 3517 del; 106 mod Patch: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/19281.diff Fetch: git fetch https://git.openjdk.org/jdk.git pull/19281/head:pull/19281 PR: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/19281
