ModuleDescriptor (Java Platform Module System API)

java.lang.Object
- java.lang.module.ModuleDescriptor

All Implemented Interfaces:

Comparable<ModuleDescriptor>
```
public class ModuleDescriptor
extends Object
implements Comparable<ModuleDescriptor>
```
A module descriptor.
A module descriptor describes a named module and defines methods to obtain each of its components. The module descriptor for a named module in the Java virtual machine is obtained by invoking the Module's getDescriptor method. Module descriptors can also be created using the ModuleDescriptor.Builder class or by reading the binary form of a module declaration (module-info.class) using the read methods defined here.

A module descriptor describes a normal, open, or automatic module. Normal modules and open modules describe their dependences, exported-packages, the services that they use or provide, and other components. Normal modules may open specific packages. The module descriptor for an open modules does not declare any open packages (its opens method returns an empty set) but when instantiated in the Java virtual machine then it is treated as if all packages are open. The module descriptor for an automatic module does not declare any dependences (except for the mandatory dependency on java.base), and does not declare any exported or open packages. Automatic module receive special treatment during resolution so that they read all other modules in the configuration. When an automatic module is instantiated in the Java virtual machine then it reads every unnamed module and is treated as if all packages are exported and open.

ModuleDescriptor objects are immutable and safe for use by multiple concurrent threads.

Since:

9

See Also:

Module

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes
Modifier and Type	Class	Description
`static class`	`ModuleDescriptor.Builder`	NEW A builder for building `ModuleDescriptor` objects.
`static class`	`ModuleDescriptor.Exports`	NEW A package exported by a module, may be qualified or unqualified.
`static class`	`ModuleDescriptor.Modifier`	NEW A modifier on a module.
`static class`	`ModuleDescriptor.Opens`	NEW A package opened by a module, may be qualified or unqualified.
`static class`	`ModuleDescriptor.Provides`	NEW A service that a module provides one or more implementations of.
`static class`	`ModuleDescriptor.Requires`	NEW A dependence upon a module
`static class`	`ModuleDescriptor.Version`	NEW A module's version string.

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`int`	`compareTo(ModuleDescriptor that)`	Compares this module descriptor to another.
`boolean`	`equals(Object ob)`	Tests this module descriptor for equality with the given object.
`Set<ModuleDescriptor.Exports>`	`exports()`	Returns the set of `Exports` objects representing the exported packages.
`int`	`hashCode()`	Computes a hash code for this module descriptor.
`boolean`	`isAutomatic()`	Returns `true` if this is an automatic module.
`boolean`	`isOpen()`	Returns `true` if this is an open module.
`Optional<String>`	`mainClass()`	Returns the module main class.
`Set<ModuleDescriptor.Modifier>`	`modifiers()`	Returns the set of module modifiers.
`String`	`name()`	Returns the module name.
`static ModuleDescriptor.Builder`	`newAutomaticModule(String name)`	Instantiates a builder to build a module descriptor for an automatic module.
`static ModuleDescriptor.Builder`	`newModule(String name)`	Instantiates a builder to build a module descriptor for a normal module.
`static ModuleDescriptor.Builder`	`newModule(String name, Set<ModuleDescriptor.Modifier> ms)`	Instantiates a builder to build a module descriptor.
`static ModuleDescriptor.Builder`	`newOpenModule(String name)`	Instantiates a builder to build a module descriptor for an open module.
`Set<ModuleDescriptor.Opens>`	`opens()`	Returns the set of `Opens` objects representing the open packages.
`Set<String>`	`packages()`	Returns the set of packages in the module.
`Set<ModuleDescriptor.Provides>`	`provides()`	Returns the set of `Provides` objects representing the services that the module provides.
`Optional<String>`	`rawVersion()`	Returns the string with the possibly-unparseable version of the module
`static ModuleDescriptor`	`read(InputStream in)`	Reads the binary form of a module declaration from an input stream as a module descriptor.
`static ModuleDescriptor`	`read(InputStream in, Supplier<Set<String>> packageFinder)`	Reads the binary form of a module declaration from an input stream as a module descriptor.
`static ModuleDescriptor`	`read(ByteBuffer bb)`	Reads the binary form of a module declaration from a byte buffer as a module descriptor.
`static ModuleDescriptor`	`read(ByteBuffer bb, Supplier<Set<String>> packageFinder)`	Reads the binary form of a module declaration from a byte buffer as a module descriptor.
`Set<ModuleDescriptor.Requires>`	`requires()`	Returns the set of `Requires` objects representing the module dependences.
`String`	`toNameAndVersion()`	Returns a string containing the module name and, if present, its version.
`String`	`toString()`	Returns a string describing the module.
`Set<String>`	`uses()`	Returns the set of service dependences.
`Optional<ModuleDescriptor.Version>`	`version()`	Returns the module version.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

- Method Detail
  - name
```
public String name()
```
    Returns the module name.
    
    Returns:
    
    The module name
  - modifiers
```
public Set<ModuleDescriptor.Modifier> modifiers()
```
    Returns the set of module modifiers.
    
    Returns:
    
    A possibly-empty unmodifiable set of modifiers
  - isOpen
```
public boolean isOpen()
```
    Returns true if this is an open module.
    
    This method is equivalent to testing if the set of modifiers contains the OPEN modifier.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if this is an open module
  - isAutomatic
```
public boolean isAutomatic()
```
    Returns true if this is an automatic module.
    
    This method is equivalent to testing if the set of modifiers contains the AUTOMATIC modifier.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if this is an automatic module
  - requires
```
public Set<ModuleDescriptor.Requires> requires()
```
    Returns the set of Requires objects representing the module dependences.
    
    The set includes a dependency on "java.base" when this module is not named "java.base". If this module is an automatic module then it does not have a dependency on any module other than "java.base".
    
    Returns:
    
    A possibly-empty unmodifiable set of ModuleDescriptor.Requires objects
  - exports
```
public Set<ModuleDescriptor.Exports> exports()
```
    Returns the set of Exports objects representing the exported packages.
    
    If this module is an automatic module then the set of exports is empty.
    
    Returns:
    
    A possibly-empty unmodifiable set of exported packages
  - opens
```
public Set<ModuleDescriptor.Opens> opens()
```
    Returns the set of Opens objects representing the open packages.
    
    If this module is an open module or an automatic module then the set of open packages is empty.
    
    Returns:
    
    A possibly-empty unmodifiable set of open packages
  - uses
```
public Set<String> uses()
```
    Returns the set of service dependences.
    
    If this module is an automatic module then the set of service dependences is empty.
    
    Returns:
    
    A possibly-empty unmodifiable set of the fully qualified class names of the service types used
  - provides
```
public Set<ModuleDescriptor.Provides> provides()
```
    Returns the set of Provides objects representing the services that the module provides.
    
    Returns:
    
    The possibly-empty unmodifiable set of the services that this module provides
  - version
```
public Optional<ModuleDescriptor.Version> version()
```
    Returns the module version.
    
    Returns:
    
    This module's version, or an empty Optional if the module does not have a version or the version is unparseable
  - rawVersion
```
public Optional<String> rawVersion()
```
    Returns the string with the possibly-unparseable version of the module
    
    Returns:
    
    The string containing the version of the module or an empty Optional if the module does not have a version
    
    See Also:
    
    version()
  - toNameAndVersion
```
public String toNameAndVersion()
```
    Returns a string containing the module name and, if present, its version.
    
    Returns:
    
    A string containing the module name and, if present, its version
  - mainClass
```
public Optional<String> mainClass()
```
    Returns the module main class.
    
    Returns:
    
    The fully qualified class name of the module's main class
  - packages
```
public Set<String> packages()
```
    Returns the set of packages in the module.
    The set of packages includes all exported and open packages, as well as the packages of any service providers, and the package for the main class.
    
    Returns:
    
    A possibly-empty unmodifiable set of the packages in the module
  - compareTo
```
public int compareTo(ModuleDescriptor that)
```
    Compares this module descriptor to another.
    Two ModuleDescriptor objects are compared by comparing their module names lexicographically. Where the module names are equal then the module versions are compared. When comparing the module versions then a module descriptor with a version is considered to succeed a module descriptor that does not have a version. If both versions are unparseable then the raw version strings are compared lexicographically. Where the module names are equal and the versions are equal (or not present in both), then the set of modifiers are compared. Sets of modifiers are compared by comparing a binary value computed for each set. If a modifier is present in the set then the bit at the position of its ordinal is 1 in the binary value, otherwise 0. If the two set of modifiers are also equal then the other components of the module descriptors are compared in a manner that is consistent with equals.
    
    Specified by:
    
    compareTo in interface Comparable<ModuleDescriptor>
    
    Parameters:
    
    that - The module descriptor to compare
    
    Returns:
    
    A negative integer, zero, or a positive integer if this module descriptor is less than, equal to, or greater than the given module descriptor
  - equals
```
public boolean equals(Object ob)
```
    Tests this module descriptor for equality with the given object.
    If the given object is not a ModuleDescriptor then this method returns false. Two module descriptors are equal if each of their corresponding components is equal.
    
    This method satisfies the general contract of the Object.equals method.
    
    Overrides:
    
    equals in class Object
    
    Parameters:
    
    ob - the object to which this object is to be compared
    
    Returns:
    
    true if, and only if, the given object is a module descriptor that is equal to this module descriptor
    
    See Also:
    
    Object.hashCode(), HashMap
  - hashCode
```
public int hashCode()
```
    Computes a hash code for this module descriptor.
    The hash code is based upon the components of the module descriptor, and satisfies the general contract of the Object.hashCode method.
    
    Overrides:
    
    hashCode in class Object
    
    Returns:
    
    The hash-code value for this module descriptor
    
    See Also:
    
    Object.equals(java.lang.Object), System.identityHashCode(java.lang.Object)
  - toString
```
public String toString()
```
    Returns a string describing the module.
    
    Overrides:
    
    toString in class Object
    
    Returns:
    
    A string describing the module
  - newModule
```
public static ModuleDescriptor.Builder newModule(String name,
                                                 Set<ModuleDescriptor.Modifier> ms)
```
    Instantiates a builder to build a module descriptor.
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - The module name
    
    ms - The set of module modifiers
    
    Returns:
    
    A new builder
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalArgumentException - If the module name is null or is not a legal module name, or the set of modifiers contains AUTOMATIC with other modifiers
  - newModule
```
public static ModuleDescriptor.Builder newModule(String name)
```
    Instantiates a builder to build a module descriptor for a normal module. This method is equivalent to invoking newModule with an empty set of modifiers.
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - The module name
    
    Returns:
    
    A new builder
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalArgumentException - If the module name is null or is not a legal module name
  - newOpenModule
```
public static ModuleDescriptor.Builder newOpenModule(String name)
```
    Instantiates a builder to build a module descriptor for an open module. This method is equivalent to invoking newModule with the OPEN modifier.
    The builder for an open module cannot be used to declare any open packages.
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - The module name
    
    Returns:
    
    A new builder that builds an open module
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalArgumentException - If the module name is null or is not a legal module name
  - newAutomaticModule
```
public static ModuleDescriptor.Builder newAutomaticModule(String name)
```
    Instantiates a builder to build a module descriptor for an automatic module. This method is equivalent to invoking newModule with the AUTOMATIC modifier.
    The builder for an automatic module cannot be used to declare module or service dependences. It also cannot be used to declare any exported or open packages.
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - The module name
    
    Returns:
    
    A new builder that builds an automatic module
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalArgumentException - If the module name is null or is not a legal module name
    
    See Also:
    
    ModuleFinder.of(Path[])
  - read
```
public static ModuleDescriptor read(InputStream in,
                                    Supplier<Set<String>> packageFinder)
                             throws IOException
```
    Reads the binary form of a module declaration from an input stream as a module descriptor.
    If the descriptor encoded in the input stream does not indicate a set of packages in the module then the packageFinder will be invoked. The set of packages that the packageFinder returns must include all the packages that the module exports, opens, as well as the packages of the service implementations that the module provides, and the package of the main class (if the module has a main class). If the packageFinder throws an UncheckedIOException then IOException cause will be re-thrown.
    
    If there are bytes following the module descriptor then it is implementation specific as to whether those bytes are read, ignored, or reported as an InvalidModuleDescriptorException. If this method fails with an InvalidModuleDescriptorException or IOException then it may do so after some, but not all, bytes have been read from the input stream. It is strongly recommended that the stream be promptly closed and discarded if an exception occurs.
    
    API Note:
    
    The packageFinder parameter is for use when reading module descriptors from legacy module-artifact formats that do not record the set of packages in the descriptor itself.
    
    Parameters:
    
    in - The input stream
    
    packageFinder - A supplier that can produce the set of packages
    
    Returns:
    
    The module descriptor
    
    Throws:
    
    InvalidModuleDescriptorException - If an invalid module descriptor is detected or the set of packages returned by the packageFinder does not include all of the packages obtained from the module descriptor
    
    IOException - If an I/O error occurs reading from the input stream or UncheckedIOException is thrown by the package finder
  - read
```
public static ModuleDescriptor read(InputStream in)
                             throws IOException
```
    Reads the binary form of a module declaration from an input stream as a module descriptor. This method works exactly as specified by the 2-arg read method with the exception that a packager finder is not used to find additional packages when the module descriptor read from the stream does not indicate the set of packages.
    
    Parameters:
    
    in - The input stream
    
    Returns:
    
    The module descriptor
    
    Throws:
    
    InvalidModuleDescriptorException - If an invalid module descriptor is detected
    
    IOException - If an I/O error occurs reading from the input stream
  - read
```
public static ModuleDescriptor read(ByteBuffer bb,
                                    Supplier<Set<String>> packageFinder)
```
    Reads the binary form of a module declaration from a byte buffer as a module descriptor.
    If the descriptor encoded in the byte buffer does not indicate a set of packages in the module then the packageFinder will be invoked. The set of packages that the packageFinder returns must include all the packages that the module exports, opens, as well as the packages of the service implementations that the module provides, and the package of the main class (if the module has a main class). If the packageFinder throws an UncheckedIOException then IOException cause will be re-thrown.
    
    The module descriptor is read from the buffer stating at index p, where p is the buffer's position when this method is invoked. Upon return the buffer's position will be equal to p + n where n is the number of bytes read from the buffer.
    
    If there are bytes following the module descriptor then it is implementation specific as to whether those bytes are read, ignored, or reported as an InvalidModuleDescriptorException. If this method fails with an InvalidModuleDescriptorException then it may do so after some, but not all, bytes have been read.
    
    API Note:
    
    The packageFinder parameter is for use when reading module descriptors from legacy module-artifact formats that do not record the set of packages in the descriptor itself.
    
    Parameters:
    
    bb - The byte buffer
    
    packageFinder - A supplier that can produce the set of packages
    
    Returns:
    
    The module descriptor
    
    Throws:
    
    InvalidModuleDescriptorException - If an invalid module descriptor is detected or the set of packages returned by the packageFinder does not include all of the packages obtained from the module descriptor
  - read
```
public static ModuleDescriptor read(ByteBuffer bb)
```
    Reads the binary form of a module declaration from a byte buffer as a module descriptor. This method works exactly as specified by the 2-arg read method with the exception that a packager finder is not used to find additional packages when the module descriptor encoded in the buffer does not indicate the set of packages.
    
    Parameters:
    
    bb - The byte buffer
    
    Returns:
    
    The module descriptor
    
    Throws:
    
    InvalidModuleDescriptorException - If an invalid module descriptor is detected

Class ModuleDescriptor NEW

Nested Class Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Method Detail

name

modifiers

isOpen

isAutomatic

requires

exports

opens

uses

provides

version

rawVersion

toNameAndVersion

mainClass

packages

compareTo

equals

hashCode

toString

newModule

newModule

newOpenModule

newAutomaticModule

read

read

read

read