A Java-language API for doing compile time or runtime code generation targeting the Dalvik VM. Unlike [cglib](http://cglib.sourceforge.net/) or [ASM](http://asm.ow2.org/), this library creates Dalvik `.dex` files instead of Java `.class` files. It has a small, close-to-the-metal API. This API mirrors the [Dalvik bytecode specification](http://source.android.com/tech/dalvik/dalvik-bytecode.html) giving you tight control over the bytecode emitted. Code is generated instruction-by-instruction; you bring your own abstract syntax tree if you need one. And since it uses Dalvik's `dx` tool as a backend, you get efficient register allocation and regular/wide instruction selection for free. Class Proxies ------------- Dexmaker includes a stock code generator for [class proxies](http://dexmaker.googlecode.com/git/javadoc/com/google/dexmaker/stock/ProxyBuilder.html). If you just want to do AOP or class mocking, you don't need to mess around with bytecodes. Mockito Mocks ------------- Dexmaker includes class proxy support for [Mockito](http://code.google.com/p/mockito/). Add the mockito and the dexmaker `.jar` files to your Android test project's `libs/` directory and you can use Mockito in your Android unit tests. This requires Mockito 1.10.5 or newer. Runtime Code Generation ----------------------- This example generates a class and a method. It then loads that class into the current process and invokes its method. ``` public final class HelloWorldMaker { public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception { DexMaker dexMaker = new DexMaker(); // Generate a HelloWorld class. TypeId helloWorld = TypeId.get("LHelloWorld;"); dexMaker.declare(helloWorld, "HelloWorld.generated", Modifier.PUBLIC, TypeId.OBJECT); generateHelloMethod(dexMaker, helloWorld); // Create the dex file and load it. File outputDir = new File("."); ClassLoader loader = dexMaker.generateAndLoad(HelloWorldMaker.class.getClassLoader(), outputDir, outputDir); Class helloWorldClass = loader.loadClass("HelloWorld"); // Execute our newly-generated code in-process. helloWorldClass.getMethod("hello").invoke(null); } /** * Generates Dalvik bytecode equivalent to the following method. * public static void hello() { * int a = 0xabcd; * int b = 0xaaaa; * int c = a - b; * String s = Integer.toHexString(c); * System.out.println(s); * return; * } */ private static void generateHelloMethod(DexMaker dexMaker, TypeId declaringType) { // Lookup some types we'll need along the way. TypeId systemType = TypeId.get(System.class); TypeId printStreamType = TypeId.get(PrintStream.class); // Identify the 'hello()' method on declaringType. MethodId hello = declaringType.getMethod(TypeId.VOID, "hello"); // Declare that method on the dexMaker. Use the returned Code instance // as a builder that we can append instructions to. Code code = dexMaker.declare(hello, Modifier.STATIC | Modifier.PUBLIC); // Declare all the locals we'll need up front. The API requires this. Local a = code.newLocal(TypeId.INT); Local b = code.newLocal(TypeId.INT); Local c = code.newLocal(TypeId.INT); Local s = code.newLocal(TypeId.STRING); Local localSystemOut = code.newLocal(printStreamType); // int a = 0xabcd; code.loadConstant(a, 0xabcd); // int b = 0xaaaa; code.loadConstant(b, 0xaaaa); // int c = a - b; code.op(BinaryOp.SUBTRACT, c, a, b); // String s = Integer.toHexString(c); MethodId toHexString = TypeId.get(Integer.class).getMethod(TypeId.STRING, "toHexString", TypeId.INT); code.invokeStatic(toHexString, s, c); // System.out.println(s); FieldId systemOutField = systemType.getField(printStreamType, "out"); code.sget(systemOutField, localSystemOut); MethodId printlnMethod = printStreamType.getMethod( TypeId.VOID, "println", TypeId.STRING); code.invokeVirtual(printlnMethod, null, localSystemOut, s); // return; code.returnVoid(); } } ``` Use it in your app ------------------ For Mockito support, download the latest .jar via Maven: ```xml com.linkedin.dexmaker dexmaker-mockito 2.25.0 pom ``` ``` androidTestCompile 'com.linkedin.dexmaker:dexmaker-mockito:2.25.0' ``` Download [dexmaker-1.2.jar](http://search.maven.org/remotecontent?filepath=com/google/dexmaker/dexmaker/1.2/dexmaker-1.2.jar) and [dexmaker-mockito-1.2.jar](http://search.maven.org/remotecontent?filepath=com/google/dexmaker/dexmaker-mockito/1.2/dexmaker-mockito-1.2.jar). Run the Unit Tests ------------------ The unit tests for dexmaker must be run on a dalvikvm. In order to do this, you can use [Vogar](https://code.google.com/p/vogar/) in the following fashion: ``` $ java -jar vogar.jar --mode device --sourcepath /path/to/dexmaker/dexmaker/src/test/java --sourcepath /path/to/dexmaker/dexmaker/src/main/java --sourcepath /path/to/dexmaker/dx/src/main/java --device-dir /data/dexmaker /path/to/dexmaker/dexmaker/src/test/ ``` Download [vogar.jar](https://vogar.googlecode.com/files/vogar.jar).