Code Inspection with the javac

As covered last year, the javac, the standard Java compiler, is not only a Java compiler but can also be used as a great library for Java source code modeling. This tutorial dives deeper into this topic, showing—on the code level—how to use the javac to build tools that analyze Java code. Such tools may compute code metrics, verify code sanity, or check for common antipatterns. The session discusses the overall javac structure; how it works; and its APIs, including JSR 269 APIs. Then it demonstrates how to invoke the javac as a library, how to access its abstract syntax tree, and how to work with it.


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