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## Interface JavaCompiler

- All Superinterfaces:
    OptionChecker, Tool

      public interface JavaCompiler
      extends Tool, OptionChecker

  Interface to invoke Java™ programming language compilers from programs.

  The compiler might generate diagnostics during compilation (for example, error messages). If a diagnostic listener is provided, the diagnostics will be supplied to the listener. If no listener is provided, the diagnostics will be formatted in an unspecified format and written to the default output, which is `System.err` unless otherwise specified. Even if a diagnostic listener is supplied, some diagnostics might not fit in a `Diagnostic` and will be written to the default output.

  A compiler tool has an associated standard file manager, which is the file manager that is native to the tool (or built-in). The standard file manager can be obtained by calling getStandardFileManager.

  A compiler tool must function with any file manager as long as any additional requirements as detailed in the methods below are met. If no file manager is provided, the compiler tool will use a standard file manager such as the one returned by getStandardFileManager.

  An instance implementing this interface must conform to The Java™ Language Specification and generate class files conforming to The Java™ Virtual Machine Specification. The versions of these specifications are defined in the Tool interface. Additionally, an instance of this interface supporting `SourceVersion.RELEASE_6` or higher must also support annotation processing.

  The compiler relies on two services: diagnostic listener and file manager. Although most classes and interfaces in this package defines an API for compilers (and tools in general) the interfaces DiagnosticListener, JavaFileManager, FileObject, and JavaFileObject are not intended to be used in applications. Instead these interfaces are intended to be implemented and used to provide customized services for a compiler and thus defines an SPI for compilers.

  There are a number of classes and interfaces in this package which are designed to ease the implementation of the SPI to customize the behavior of a compiler:

  `StandardJavaFileManager`
    Every compiler which implements this interface provides a standard file manager for operating on regular files. The StandardJavaFileManager interface defines additional methods for creating file objects from regular files.

    The standard file manager serves two purposes:

    - basic building block for customizing how a compiler reads and writes files
    - sharing between multiple compilation tasks

    Reusing a file manager can potentially reduce overhead of scanning the file system and reading jar files. Although there might be no reduction in overhead, a standard file manager must work with multiple sequential compilations making the following example a recommended coding pattern:

               File[] files1 = ... ; // input for first compilation task
               File[] files2 = ... ; // input for second compilation task

               JavaCompiler compiler = ToolProvider.getSystemJavaCompiler();
               StandardJavaFileManager fileManager = compiler.getStandardFileManager(null, null, null);

                Iterable<? extends JavaFileObject> compilationUnits1 =
                   fileManager.getJavaFileObjectsFromFiles(Arrays.asList(files1));
               compiler.getTask(null, fileManager, null, null, null, compilationUnits1).call();

                Iterable<? extends JavaFileObject> compilationUnits2 =
                   fileManager.getJavaFileObjects(files2); // use alternative method
               // reuse the same file manager to allow caching of jar files
               compiler.getTask(null, fileManager, null, null, null, compilationUnits2).call();

               fileManager.close();

  `DiagnosticCollector`
    Used to collect diagnostics in a list, for example:

                Iterable<? extends JavaFileObject> compilationUnits = ...;
               JavaCompiler compiler = ToolProvider.getSystemJavaCompiler();
                DiagnosticCollector<JavaFileObject> diagnostics = new DiagnosticCollector<JavaFileObject>();
               StandardJavaFileManager fileManager = compiler.getStandardFileManager(diagnostics, null, null);
               compiler.getTask(null, fileManager, diagnostics, null, null, compilationUnits).call();

               for ( Diagnostic<? extends JavaFileObject> diagnostic : diagnostics.getDiagnostics())
                   System.out.format("Error on line %d in %s%n",
                                     diagnostic.getLineNumber(),
                                     diagnostic.getSource().toUri());

               fileManager.close();

  `ForwardingJavaFileManager`, `ForwardingFileObject`, and `ForwardingJavaFileObject`
    Subclassing is not available for overriding the behavior of a standard file manager as it is created by calling a method on a compiler, not by invoking a constructor. Instead forwarding (or delegation) should be used. These classes makes it easy to forward most calls to a given file manager or file object while allowing customizing behavior. For example, consider how to log all calls to JavaFileManager.flush():

               final Logger logger = ...;
                Iterable<? extends JavaFileObject> compilationUnits = ...;
               JavaCompiler compiler = ToolProvider.getSystemJavaCompiler();
               StandardJavaFileManager stdFileManager = compiler.getStandardFileManager(null, null, null);
               JavaFileManager fileManager = new ForwardingJavaFileManager(stdFileManager) {
                   public void flush() throws IOException {
                       logger.entering(StandardJavaFileManager.class.getName(), "flush");
                       super.flush();
                       logger.exiting(StandardJavaFileManager.class.getName(), "flush");
                   }
               };
               compiler.getTask(null, fileManager, null, null, null, compilationUnits).call();

  `SimpleJavaFileObject`
    This class provides a basic file object implementation which can be used as building block for creating file objects. For example, here is how to define a file object which represent source code stored in a string:

               /**
                * A file object used to represent source coming from a string.
                 */
               public class JavaSourceFromString extends SimpleJavaFileObject {
                   /**
                    * The source code of this "file".
                     */
                   final String code;

                   /**
                    * Constructs a new JavaSourceFromString.
                    *  @param name the name of the compilation unit represented by this file object
                    *  @param code the source code for the compilation unit represented by this file object
                     */
                   JavaSourceFromString(String name, String code) {
                       super(URI.create("string:///" + name.replace('.','/') + Kind.SOURCE.extension),
                             Kind.SOURCE);
                       this.code = code;
                   }

                    @Override
                   public CharSequence getCharContent(boolean ignoreEncodingErrors) {
                       return code;
                   }
               }

  Since:
    1.6
  See Also:
    `DiagnosticListener`, `Diagnostic`, `JavaFileManager`

- - ### Nested Class Summary

    Nested Classes
    Modifier and Type | Interface | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `static interface` | `JavaCompiler.CompilationTask` | Interface representing a future for a compilation task.

  - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `StandardJavaFileManager` | `getStandardFileManager(DiagnosticListener<? super JavaFileObject> diagnosticListener, Locale locale, Charset charset)` | Gets a new instance of the standard file manager implementation for this tool.
    `JavaCompiler.CompilationTask` | `getTask(Writer out, JavaFileManager fileManager, DiagnosticListener<? super JavaFileObject> diagnosticListener, Iterable<String> options, Iterable<String> classes, Iterable<? extends JavaFileObject> compilationUnits)` | Creates a future for a compilation task with the given components and arguments.

    - ### Methods inherited from interface javax.tools.Tool

      `getSourceVersions, run`

    - ### Methods inherited from interface javax.tools.OptionChecker

      `isSupportedOption`

- - ### Method Detail

    - #### getTask

          JavaCompiler.CompilationTask getTask(Writer out,
                                               JavaFileManager fileManager,
                                               DiagnosticListener<? super JavaFileObject> diagnosticListener,
                                               Iterable<String> options,
                                               Iterable<String> classes,
                                               Iterable<? extends JavaFileObject> compilationUnits)

      Creates a future for a compilation task with the given components and arguments. The compilation might not have completed as described in the CompilationTask interface.

      If a file manager is provided, it must be able to handle all locations defined in `StandardLocation`.

      Note that annotation processing can process both the compilation units of source code to be compiled, passed with the `compilationUnits` parameter, as well as class files, whose names are passed with the `classes` parameter.

      Parameters:
        `out` - a Writer for additional output from the compiler; use `System.err` if `null`
        `fileManager` - a file manager; if `null` use the compiler's standard filemanager
        `diagnosticListener` - a diagnostic listener; if `null` use the compiler's default method for reporting diagnostics
        `options` - compiler options, `null` means no options
        `classes` - names of classes to be processed by annotation processing, `null` means no class names
        `compilationUnits` - the compilation units to compile, `null` means no compilation units
      Returns:
        an object representing the compilation
      Throws:
        `RuntimeException` - if an unrecoverable error occurred in a user supplied component. The cause will be the error in user code.
        `IllegalArgumentException` - if any of the options are invalid, or if any of the given compilation units are of other kind than source

    - #### getStandardFileManager

          StandardJavaFileManager getStandardFileManager(DiagnosticListener<? super JavaFileObject> diagnosticListener,
                                                         Locale locale,
                                                         Charset charset)

      Gets a new instance of the standard file manager implementation for this tool. The file manager will use the given diagnostic listener for producing any non-fatal diagnostics. Fatal errors will be signaled with the appropriate exceptions.

      The standard file manager will be automatically reopened if it is accessed after calls to `flush` or `close`. The standard file manager must be usable with other tools.

      Parameters:
        `diagnosticListener` - a diagnostic listener for non-fatal diagnostics; if `null` use the compiler's default method for reporting diagnostics
        `locale` - the locale to apply when formatting diagnostics; `null` means the default locale.
        `charset` - the character set used for decoding bytes; if `null` use the platform default
      Returns:
        the standard file manager

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