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            Describe the overall architecture.
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 <answer id="arch-overall">
  <p>
    <api name="classfile"
         group="java"
         type="export"
         category="stable">
    </api>
   The ClassFile library is an API to read Java classfiles, as described by
   <a href="http://java.sun.com/docs/books/vmspec/2nd-edition/html/VMSpecTOC.doc.html">
   The Java Virtual Machine Specification</a>.  Given a file or stream reference to a Java
   classfile, the API provides read-only access to all of its class attributes, including 
   type information, methods and fields, generics support (if any), etc.
   <br/>
   NOTE:  this library is not really a NetBeans module, in that it doesn't have any NetBeans references.
   It therefore has nothing pluggable, no NetBeans Lookups, and is not extensible.
  </p>
 </answer>



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 <answer id="arch-quality">
  <p>
   The ClassFile API is heavily used by the clazz and javacore modules, so that any
   new bugs are normally reflected in those modules' test suites.  There currently (as 
   of the 4.0 freeze date) are no outstanding bugs.
  </p>
 </answer>



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 <answer id="arch-time">
  <p>
   N/A; already implemented.
  </p>
 </answer>



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            use cases</a> of the new API. Who will use it under
            what circumstances? What kind of code would typically need to be written
            to use the module?
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 <answer id="arch-usecases">
  <p>
   The normal usecase is for a client wanting to inspect a classfile.  A <code>ClassFile</code> 
   instance is created with either a <code>String</code> path, <code>File</code> or 
   <code>InputStream</code> instance.  All attributes of the classfile are available as properties,
   such as <code>getSourceFileName</code> or <code>getMethods</code>.
  </p>
 </answer>



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 <answer id="arch-what">
  <p>
   The ClassFile API is designed as a fast, low memory-cost way to access classfile
   information.  It is useful for tools and modules that directly read classfiles,
   such as the clazz and javacore modules.
  </p>
 </answer>



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 <answer id="compat-i18n">
  <p>
   The Module names have been internationalized.  The only hard-coded strings in the library are either
   Java language keywords, JVM attribute names, toString fragments, and exception descriptions.  All of
   these are marked with "//NOI18N" comments.
  </p>
 </answer>



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 <answer id="compat-standards">
  <p>
   The module depends upon the <a href="http://java.sun.com/docs/books/vmspec/2nd-edition/html/VMSpecTOC.doc.html">
   The Java Virtual Machine Specification</a>.  It does not implement or define any standards, however.
  </p>
 </answer>



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 <answer id="compat-version">
  <p>
   N/A; the classfile module has no settings or other persistent data.
  </p>
 </answer>



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 <answer id="dep-jre">
  <p>
   The classfile module now depends on the 1.4 JRE, since it uses assert statements.
   Although this library can read 1.5 classfiles, it does not use any API from that
   JRE.
  </p>
 </answer>



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 <answer id="dep-jrejdk">
  <p>
   The JDK is not required; the JRE is enough.
  </p>
 </answer>



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 <answer id="dep-nb">
  <p>
   The classfile module has no dependencies on any NetBeans module or API.
  </p>
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 <answer id="dep-non-nb">
  <p>
   The classfile module has no dependencies on any other project.
  </p>
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 <answer id="dep-platform">
  <p>
   The classfile module is platform-independent.
  </p>
 </answer>



 <answer id="deploy-dependencies">
  <p>
   Nothing.
  </p>
 </answer>



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            make sure that installation/uninstallation leaves the system 
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 <answer id="deploy-jar">
  <p>
   Just the module jar is deployed.
  </p>
 </answer>



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 <answer id="deploy-nbm">
  <p>
   Yes.
  </p>
 </answer>



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            NetBeans module system allows restriction of access rights to
            public classes of your module from other modules. This prevents
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 <answer id="deploy-packages">
  <p>
   No.
  </p>
 </answer>



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            Do you need to be installed in the shared location only, or in the user directory only,
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            Installation location shall not matter, if it does explain why.
            Consider also whether <code>InstalledFileLocator</code> can help.
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 <answer id="deploy-shared">
  <p>
   Installation location does not matter.
  </p>
 </answer>



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 <answer id="exec-classloader">
  <p>
   No.
  </p>
 </answer>



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            Often <code>JComponent.getClientProperty</code>, <code>Action.getValue</code>
            or <code>PropertyDescriptor.getValue</code>, etc. are used to influence
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 <answer id="exec-component">
  <p>
   No.
  </p>
 </answer>



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            Check for cases when you have an object of type A and you also
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 <answer id="exec-introspection">
  <p>
   No.
  </p>
 </answer>



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 <answer id="exec-privateaccess">
  <p>
   No.
  </p>
 </answer>



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 <answer id="exec-process">
  <p>
   No.
  </p>
 </answer>



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            code, somebody will likely use it. You should describe what it does 
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 <answer id="exec-property">
  <p>
   No.
  </p>
 </answer>



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 <answer id="exec-reflection">
  <p>
   No.
  </p>
 </answer>



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 <answer id="exec-threading">
  <p>
   The ClassFile API creates invariant objects, which should be safe in any threading model.
  </p>
 </answer>



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 <answer id="format-clipboard">
  <p>
   N/A; the classfile module has no user interface.
  </p>
 </answer>



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 <answer id="format-dnd">
  <p>
   N/A; the classfile module has no user interface.
  </p>
 </answer>



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 <answer id="format-types">
  <p>
   It reads Java classfiles.
  </p>
 </answer>



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 <answer id="lookup-lookup">
  <p>
   The classfile module does not use Lookup.
  </p>
 </answer>



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 <answer id="lookup-register">
  <p>
   N/A
  </p>
 </answer>



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 <answer id="lookup-remove">
  <p>
   N/A
  </p>
 </answer>



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 <answer id="perf-exit">
  <p>
   No.
  </p>
 </answer>



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 <answer id="perf-huge_dialogs">
  <p>
   No.
  </p>
 </answer>



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            Are there any hard-coded or practical limits in the number or size of
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 <answer id="perf-limit">
  <p>
   No, other than the limits defined for classfiles in 
   <a href="http://java.sun.com/docs/books/vmspec/2nd-edition/html/VMSpecTOC.doc.html">
   The Java Virtual Machine Specification</a>.
  </p>
 </answer>



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 <answer id="perf-mem">
  <p>
   It depends on the size and complexity of the classfile being represented.  ClassFile
   representations can be roughly 7-10 times the size of the associated classfile, but
   much smaller (2-4x) if the <code>includeCode</code> constructor parameter is false.
  </p>
 </answer>



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 <answer id="perf-menus">
  <p>
   No.
  </p>
 </answer>



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            be done asynchronously (for example
            using <code>RequestProcessor</code>), definitively it should 
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 <answer id="perf-progress">
  <p>
   No.
  </p>
 </answer>



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 <answer id="perf-scale">
  <p>
   None, other than general filesystem and processor performance.
  </p>
 </answer>



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 <answer id="perf-spi">
  <p>
   N/A
  </p>
 </answer>



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 <answer id="perf-startup">
  <p>
   No.
  </p>
 </answer>



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 <answer id="perf-wakeup">
  <p>
   No.
  </p>
 </answer>



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 <answer id="resources-file">
  <p>
   Yes, because the classfile module has no NetBeans API dependencies.
  </p>
 </answer>



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 <answer id="resources-layer">
  <p>
   No.
  </p>
 </answer>



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 <answer id="resources-mask">
  <p>
   No.
  </p>
 </answer>



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 <answer id="resources-read">
  <p>
   No.
  </p>
 </answer>



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 <answer id="security-grant">
  <p>
   No.
  </p>
 </answer>



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        <question id="security-policy" when="final">
            Does your functionality require modifications to the standard policy file?
            <hint>Your code might pass control to third-party code not
            coming from trusted domains. This could be code downloaded over the
            network or code coming from libraries that are not bundled
            with NetBeans. Which permissions need to be granted to which domains?</hint>
        </question>
-->
 <answer id="security-policy">
  <p>
   No policy file modifications needed. All permissions granted.
  </p>
 </answer>




<!--
        <question id="arch-where" when="init">
            Where one can find sources for your module?
            <hint>
                Please provide link to the CVS web client at
                http://www.netbeans.org/download/source_browse.html
                or just use tag defaultanswer generate='here'
            </hint>
        </question>
-->
 <answer id="arch-where">
  <defaultanswer generate='here' />
 </answer>



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        <question id="exec-ant-tasks" when="impl">
            Do you define or register any ant tasks that other can use?
            
            <hint>
            If you provide an ant task that users can use, you need to be very
            careful about its syntax and behaviour, as it most likely forms an
	          API for end users and as there is a lot of end users, their reaction
            when such API gets broken can be pretty strong.
            </hint>
        </question>
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 <answer id="exec-ant-tasks">
  <p>
   No.
  </p>
 </answer>




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        <question id="compat-deprecation" when="init">
            How the introduction of your project influences functionality
            provided by previous version of the product?
            <hint>
            If you are planning to deprecate/remove/change any existing APIs,
            list them here accompanied with the reason explaining why you
            are doing so.
            </hint>
        </question>
-->
 <answer id="compat-deprecation">
  <p>
   No impact on other API.
  </p>
 </answer>



<!--
        <question id="resources-preferences" when="final">
            Does your module uses preferences via Preferences API? Does your module use NbPreferences or
            or regular JDK Preferences ? Does it read, write or both ? 
            Does it share preferences with other modules ? If so, then why ?
            <hint>
                You may use
                <pre xml:space="preserve">
                    &lt;api type="export" group="preferences"
                    name="preference node's absolute path name" category="private" url="http://..."&gt;
                    description of individual keys, where it is used, what it
                    influence, whether the module reads/write it, etc.
                    &lt;/api&gt;            
                </pre>
            </hint>
        </question>
-->
 <answer id="resources-preferences">
  <p>
   No.
  </p>
 </answer>

</api-answers>