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Match only if another class is accessible on the classloader's classpath

See original GitHub issue

I would like to write instrumentation that is only applied if certain classes are available on the classpath.

Basically, want to I write an Advice that has a provided/compileOnly dependency on a class and I only want that instrumentation to be applied if that class is accessible on the classpath.

Any suggestions on how to do this? Would this be too expensive?

Thanks!

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raphwcommented, Nov 1, 2017

Yes, in order to resolve all methods, Byte Buddy has to get hold of Method objects when operating on a loaded type what is rather expensive as it involves security checks and other overhead. Also, the algorithm to resolve methods down a hierarchy (including several type of bridges and visibilities) is quite expensive in itself. If you can avoid it, it is a win.

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raphwcommented, Apr 3, 2018

Closing, please reopen if this is still relevant.

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