Interface ClassHandler

All Known Implementing Classes:
ShadowWrangler

public interface ClassHandler
This interface is used by Robolectric when instrumented classes are created and interacted with.
  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    void
    Called by Robolectric when an instrumented class is first loaded into a sandbox and is ready to be statically initialized.
    findShadowMethodHandle(Class<?> theClass, String name, MethodType methodType, boolean isStatic)
    Called by Robolectric when an instrumented method is invoked.
    getShadowCreator(Class<?> theClass)
    Called by Robolectric to determine how to create and initialize a shadow object when a new instance of an instrumented class has been instantiated.
    initializing(Object instance)
    Called by Robolectric when a new instance of an instrumented class has been created and is ready to be initialized (but only on JVMs which don't support the invokedynamic instruction).
    intercept(String signature, Object instance, Object[] params, Class<?> theClass)
    Called by Robolectric when an intercepted method is invoked.
    <T extends Throwable>
    T
    stripStackTrace(T throwable)
    Removes Robolectric noise from stack traces.
  • Method Details

    • classInitializing

      void classInitializing(Class clazz)
      Called by Robolectric when an instrumented class is first loaded into a sandbox and is ready to be statically initialized.

      This happens *in place of* any static initialization that may be performed by the class being loaded. The class will have a method named __staticInitializer__ which may be invoked to perform its normal initialization from <clinit>.

      Parameters:
      clazz - the class being loaded
    • initializing

      Object initializing(Object instance)
      Called by Robolectric when a new instance of an instrumented class has been created and is ready to be initialized (but only on JVMs which don't support the invokedynamic instruction).

      This happens before constructor code executes on the new instance.

      Parameters:
      instance - the newly-created instance
      Returns:
      a data value to be associated with the new instance
      See Also:
    • getShadowCreator

      MethodHandle getShadowCreator(Class<?> theClass)
      Called by Robolectric to determine how to create and initialize a shadow object when a new instance of an instrumented class has been instantiated. (but only on JVMs which support the invokedynamic instruction).

      The returned MethodHandle will be invoked after the new object has been allocated but before its constructor code is executed.

      Note that this is not directly analogous to initializing(Object); the return value from this method will be cached and used again for other instantiations of instances of the same class.

      Parameters:
      theClass - the instrumented class
      Returns:
      a data value to be associated with the new instance
      See Also:
    • findShadowMethodHandle

      MethodHandle findShadowMethodHandle(Class<?> theClass, String name, MethodType methodType, boolean isStatic) throws IllegalAccessException
      Called by Robolectric when an instrumented method is invoked.

      Implementations should return an MethodHandle, which will be invoked with details about the current instance and parameters.

      Implementations may also return null, in which case the method's original code will be executed.

      Parameters:
      theClass - the class on which the method is declared
      name - the name of the method
      methodType - the method type
      isStatic - true if the method is static
      Returns:
      a method handle to invoke, or null if the original method's code should be executed
      Throws:
      IllegalAccessException
      See Also:
    • intercept

      Object intercept(String signature, Object instance, Object[] params, Class<?> theClass) throws Throwable
      Called by Robolectric when an intercepted method is invoked.

      Unlike instrumented methods, calls to intercepted methods are modified in place by Robolectric in the calling code. This is useful when the method about to be invoked doesn't exist in the current JVM (e.g. because of Android differences).

      Parameters:
      signature - the JVM internal-format signature of the method being invoked (e.g. android/view/View/measure(II)V)
      instance - the instance on which the method would have been invoked
      params - the parameters to the method
      theClass - the class on which the method is declared
      Returns:
      the value to be returned
      Throws:
      Throwable - if anything bad happens
    • stripStackTrace

      <T extends Throwable> T stripStackTrace(T throwable)
      Removes Robolectric noise from stack traces.
      Type Parameters:
      T - the type of exception
      Parameters:
      throwable - the exception to be stripped
      Returns:
      the stripped stack trace