Java Compiler Utilities

This project implements some simple utilities for simplifying the usage of various APIs related to Java compilation and annotation processing. The focus is on standard Java APIs, but there is also some functionality which is specific to Oracle's javac.

Build and Install

The provided Gradle wrapper is the preferred way to build and install this project. From the root of the project,

$ ./gradlew clean install

Relevant Standards and APIs

• Pluggable Annotation Processing API, javax.annotation.processing (JSR 269, JSR 308)
• The Java Compiler API, javax.tools.* (JSR 199)
• Language Model API, javax.lang.model.*
• Compiler Tree API, com.sun.source.*
• JCTree API, com.sun.tools.javac.tree.*

References

• JLS 8
• JVMS 8
• The Hitchhiker's Guide to javac