What I want to do is instrument users' code as it is loaded -- even if it's loaded by its own classloaders.
I don't care where the code comes from (file, url, rmi, byte stream, etc.), I just want my chance to instrument it. Now as I see it, what I *think* I should do is to replace a low-level definition of defineClass(), which will then see every class as a byte array as its loaded. But... This implies that I'll need to hack the core Java libraries to get to the proper classloader. Or maybe worse? I have to change the JVM's primordial classloader? Just changing the System classloader isn't enough, because people can avoid it. And BCEL has no interface for reading a byte array and turning it into a javaClass (does it?). Using the Repository methods won't work with arbitrary classloaders (will it?). Others have probably thought about this before. Can you give me direction on how to do this? Thanks, -Bil Lewis --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
