groovy

Add a META-INF/services mechanism (similar to global ast transformations) that allows custom ExpandoMetaClass code to be run when a class is loaded

Details

  • Type: Improvement Improvement
  • Status: Open Open
  • Priority: Major Major
  • Resolution: Unresolved
  • Affects Version/s: None
  • Fix Version/s: 1.8.x
  • Component/s: None
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Description

Currently there isn't really a way to hook ExpandoMetaClass logic into class loading. There was a similar JIRA to this raised by James I believe, but I think its important we come up with a solution to this for 1.8

Issue Links

is related to

Sub-task - The sub-task of the issue GROOVY-1721 Discovery mechanism for customizing metaclasses with a script using ExpandoMetaClass

  • Major - Major loss of function.
  • Open - The issue is open and ready for the assignee to start work on it.

Improvement - An improvement or enhancement to an existing feature or task. GROOVY-2116 add an extension mechanism to allow new GDK methods to be added to other libraries by other projects using a META-INF/services/groovy/groovyMethods file on the classpath to list Classes to be used to load GDK methods

  • Major - Major loss of function.
  • Closed - The issue is considered finished, the resolution is correct. Issues which are not closed can be reopened.

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Link This issue depends upon GROOVY-2116 [ GROOVY-2116 ]
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Link This issue depends upon GROOVY-2116 [ GROOVY-2116 ]
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Link This issue is related to GROOVY-2116 [ GROOVY-2116 ]
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Link This issue is related to GROOVY-1721 [ GROOVY-1721 ]

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    Reporter:
    Graeme Rocher
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