Re: Method Name extraction

From:
Piotr Kobzda <pikob@gazeta.pl>
Newsgroups:
comp.lang.java.programmer
Date:
Thu, 10 Sep 2009 15:26:22 +0200
Message-ID:
<h8auq0$aud$1@inews.gazeta.pl>
Wojtek wrote:

This has probably been hashed to death, however,

It these a way to extract the name of the method from within that method?


The others mentioned some ways to do that. Another one is a simple 5
steps process described below:

   Step 1) Design a class for a source code information retrieval.

For example:

<code>
package example;

public class CodeInfo
{
   public static volatile String CLASS_NAME;
   public static volatile String METHOD_NAME;
   public static volatile String METHOD_DESCRIPTOR;
   public static volatile String SOURCE_FILE;
   public static volatile int LINE_NUMBER;
}
</code>

   Step 2) Use the class designed in step 1) within your code.

Example:

<code>
package example;

import static example.CodeInfo.*;

public class CodeInfoUsage
{

   public static void main(String[] args)
   {
     System.out.println("Hello from " + METHOD_NAME + " method of " +
CLASS_NAME + " class!");
   }

}
</code>

   Step 3) Compile your Java sources.

   Step 4) Transform compilation results (classes) from step 3) into
desired runtime code. (Note: this step may be performed ahead of,
and/or just in runtime.)

Example class transformer based on ObjectWeb ASM 3.1:

<code>
package example;

import java.io.*;
import org.objectweb.asm.*;
import static org.objectweb.asm.Opcodes.*;

public class CodeInfoUseTransformer
{

   public static byte[] transform(byte[] bytecode)
   {
     ClassReader cr = new ClassReader(bytecode);
     ClassWriter cw = new ClassWriter(cr, // "mostly add"
         ClassWriter.COMPUTE_MAXS);
     ClassVisitor cv = new ClassTransformer(cw);
     cr.accept(cv, 0);

     byte[] newCode = cw.toByteArray();
     return newCode;
   }

   static final String CODE_INFO_CLASS_INTERNAL_NAME
       = Type.getInternalName(CodeInfo.class);

   private static class ClassTransformer extends ClassAdapter
   {
     String targetClassName;
     String targetSourceFile;

     ClassTransformer(ClassVisitor cv)
     {
       super(cv);
     }

     @Override
     public void visit(
       int version,
       int access,
       String name,
       String signature,
       String superName,
       String[] interfaces)
     {
       targetClassName = name.replace('/', '.');
       cv.visit(version, access, name, signature, superName, interfaces);
     }

     @Override
     public void visitSource(String source, String debug)
     {
       targetSourceFile = source;
       super.visitSource(source, debug);
     }

     @Override
     public MethodVisitor visitMethod(
       int access,
       String name,
       String desc,
       String signature,
       String[] exceptions)
     {
       final String targetMethodName = name;
       final String targetMethodDesc = desc;

       return new MethodAdapter(super.visitMethod(
         access,
         name,
         desc,
         signature,
         exceptions))
       {
         int targetLineNumber;

         @Override
         public void visitLineNumber(int line, Label start)
         {
           targetLineNumber = line;
           super.visitLineNumber(line, start);
         }

         @Override
         public void visitFieldInsn(int opcode, String owner, String
name, String desc)
         {
           if (opcode == GETSTATIC &&
owner.equals(CODE_INFO_CLASS_INTERNAL_NAME))
           {
             if (name.equals("CLASS_NAME"))
             {
               super.visitLdcInsn(targetClassName);
             }
             else if (name.equals("METHOD_NAME"))
             {
               super.visitLdcInsn(targetMethodName);
             }
             else if (name.equals("METHOD_DESCRIPTOR"))
             {
               super.visitLdcInsn(targetMethodDesc);
             }
             else if (name.equals("SOURCE_FILE"))
             {
               super.visitLdcInsn(targetSourceFile);
             }
             else if (name.equals("LINE_NUMBER"))
             {
               super.visitLdcInsn(targetLineNumber);
             }
             else
             {
               super.visitFieldInsn(opcode, owner, name, desc);
             }
           }
           else
           {
             super.visitFieldInsn(opcode, owner, name, desc);
           }
         }

       };
     }
   }

   public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception
   {
     if (args.length < 1 || args.length > 2)
     {
       System.err.println("Usage: java "
           + CodeInfoUseTransformer.class.getName()
           + " source-class-file [target-class-file]");
       return;
     }

     File sourceFile = new File(args[0]);
     File targetFile = new File(args.length == 1 ? args[0] : args[1]);

     InputStream source = new FileInputStream(sourceFile);
     byte[] sourceCode = new byte[(int) sourceFile.length()];
     try
     {
       source.read(sourceCode);
     }
     finally
     {
       source.close();
     }

     byte[] targetCode = transform(sourceCode);

     OutputStream target = new FileOutputStream(targetFile);
     try
     {
       target.write(targetCode);
     }
     finally
     {
       target.close();
     }
   }

}
</code>

   Step 5) Enjoy the results.

Example:

 > java example.CodeInfoUsage
Hello from null method of null class!

 > java example.CodeInfoUseTransformer example/CodeInfoUsage.class

 > java example.CodeInfoUsage
Hello from main method of example.CodeInfoUsage class!

HTH,
piotr

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