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Altering Java Semantics via Bytecode Manipulation (2002)
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@MISC{Tanter02alteringjava,
author = {Eric Tanter and Marc Segura-devillechaise and Jacques Noye and Jose Piquer},
title = {Altering Java Semantics via Bytecode Manipulation},
year = {2002}
}
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Abstract
Altering the semantics of programs has become of major interest. This is due to the necessity of adapting existing software, for instance to achieve interoperability between o#-the-shelf components. A system allowing such alterations should operate at the bytecode level in order to preserve portability and to be useful for pieces of software whose source code is not available. Furthermore, working at the bytecode level should be done while keeping high-level abstractions so that it can be useful to a wide audience. In this paper, we present Jinline, a tool that operates at load time through bytecode manipulation. Jinline makes it possible to inline a method body before, after, or instead of occurrences of language mechanisms within a method. It provides appropriate high-level abstractions for fine-grained alterations while o#ering a good expressive power and a great ease of use.
