InvokerHelper (Groovy 2.4.14)
Date: 2018-02-24

org.codehaus.groovy.runtime

## Class InvokerHelper

- java.lang.Object
- - org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.InvokerHelper

-     public class InvokerHelper
      extends java.lang.Object

  A static helper class to make bytecode generation easier and act as a facade over the Invoker
  Author:
    James Strachan

- - ### Field Summary

    Fields
    Modifier and Type | Field and Description
    --- | ---
    `static java.lang.Object[]` | `EMPTY_ARGS`
    `protected static java.lang.Object[]` | `EMPTY_ARGUMENTS`
    `protected static java.lang.Class[]` | `EMPTY_TYPES`
    `static MetaClassRegistry` | `metaRegistry`

  - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor and Description
    `InvokerHelper()`

  - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `static void` | `append(java.lang.Appendable out, java.lang.Object object)` Appends an object to an Appendable using Groovy's default representation for the object.
    `static java.lang.Object[]` | `asArray(java.lang.Object arguments)` Converts the given object into an array; if its an array then just cast otherwise wrap it in an array
    `static java.util.Iterator<java.lang.Object>` | `asIterator(java.lang.Object o)`
    `static java.util.List` | `asList(java.lang.Object value)`
    `static void` | `assertFailed(java.lang.Object expression, java.lang.Object message)`
    `static java.lang.Object[]` | `asUnwrappedArray(java.lang.Object arguments)`
    `static java.lang.Object` | `bitwiseNegate(java.lang.Object value)`
    `static java.util.List` | `createList(java.lang.Object[] values)`
    `static java.util.Map` | `createMap(java.lang.Object[] values)`
    `static java.util.List` | `createRange(java.lang.Object from, java.lang.Object to, boolean inclusive)`
    `static Script` | `createScript(java.lang.Class scriptClass, Binding context)`
    `static Tuple` | `createTuple(java.lang.Object[] array)`
    `static java.lang.String` | `escapeBackslashes(java.lang.String orig)`
    `static java.util.regex.Matcher` | `findRegex(java.lang.Object left, java.lang.Object right)` Find the right hand regex within the left hand string and return a matcher.
    `protected static java.lang.String` | `format(java.lang.Object arguments, boolean verbose)`
    `static java.lang.String` | `format(java.lang.Object arguments, boolean verbose, int maxSize)`
    `static java.lang.Object` | `getAttribute(java.lang.Object object, java.lang.String attribute)`
    `static java.lang.Object` | `getGroovyObjectProperty(GroovyObject object, java.lang.String property)`
    `static MetaClass` | `getMetaClass(java.lang.Class cls)`
    `static MetaClass` | `getMetaClass(java.lang.Object object)`
    `static MetaClassRegistry` | `getMetaRegistry()`
    `static Closure` | `getMethodPointer(java.lang.Object object, java.lang.String methodName)` Returns the method pointer for the given object name
    `static java.lang.Object` | `getProperty(java.lang.Object object, java.lang.String property)`
    `static java.lang.Object` | `getPropertySafe(java.lang.Object object, java.lang.String property)`
    `static java.lang.String` | `inspect(java.lang.Object self)`
    `static java.lang.Object` | `invokeClosure(java.lang.Object closure, java.lang.Object arguments)`
    `static java.lang.Object` | `invokeConstructorOf(java.lang.Class type, java.lang.Object arguments)`
    `static java.lang.Object` | `invokeConstructorOf(java.lang.String klass, java.lang.Object arguments)`
    `static java.lang.Object` | `invokeMethod(java.lang.Object object, java.lang.String methodName, java.lang.Object arguments)` Invokes the given method on the object.
    `static java.lang.Object` | `invokeMethodSafe(java.lang.Object object, java.lang.String methodName, java.lang.Object arguments)`
    `static java.lang.Object` | `invokeNoArgumentsConstructorOf(java.lang.Class type)`
    `static java.lang.Object` | `invokeStaticMethod(java.lang.Class type, java.lang.String method, java.lang.Object arguments)`
    `static java.lang.Object` | `invokeStaticMethod(java.lang.String klass, java.lang.String methodName, java.lang.Object arguments)`
    `static java.lang.Object` | `invokeStaticNoArgumentsMethod(java.lang.Class type, java.lang.String methodName)`
    `static java.lang.Object` | `invokeSuperMethod(java.lang.Object object, java.lang.String methodName, java.lang.Object arguments)`
    `static boolean` | `matchRegex(java.lang.Object left, java.lang.Object right)` Find the right hand regex within the left hand string and return a matcher.
    `static Script` | `newScript(java.lang.Class scriptClass, Binding context)`
    `static void` | `removeClass(java.lang.Class clazz)`
    `static java.lang.Object` | `runScript(java.lang.Class scriptClass, java.lang.String[] args)`
    `static void` | `setAttribute(java.lang.Object object, java.lang.String attribute, java.lang.Object newValue)`
    `static void` | `setGroovyObjectProperty(java.lang.Object newValue, GroovyObject object, java.lang.String property)` This is so we don't have to reorder the stack when we call this method.
    `static void` | `setProperties(java.lang.Object object, java.util.Map map)` Sets the properties on the given object
    `static void` | `setProperty(java.lang.Object object, java.lang.String property, java.lang.Object newValue)`
    `static void` | `setProperty2(java.lang.Object newValue, java.lang.Object object, java.lang.String property)` This is so we don't have to reorder the stack when we call this method.
    `static void` | `setPropertySafe2(java.lang.Object newValue, java.lang.Object object, java.lang.String property)` This is so we don't have to reorder the stack when we call this method.
    `static SpreadMap` | `spreadMap(java.lang.Object value)`
    `static java.lang.String` | `toArrayString(java.lang.Object[] arguments)` A helper method to return the string representation of an array of objects with brace boundaries "[" and "]".
    `static java.lang.String` | `toArrayString(java.lang.Object[] arguments, int maxSize, boolean safe)` A helper method to return the string representation of an array of objects with brace boundaries "[" and "]".
    `static java.lang.String` | `toListString(java.util.Collection arg)` A helper method to return the string representation of a list with bracket boundaries "[" and "]".
    `static java.lang.String` | `toListString(java.util.Collection arg, int maxSize)` A helper method to return the string representation of a list with bracket boundaries "[" and "]".
    `static java.lang.String` | `toListString(java.util.Collection arg, int maxSize, boolean safe)` A helper method to return the string representation of a list with bracket boundaries "[" and "]".
    `static java.lang.String` | `toMapString(java.util.Map arg)` A helper method to return the string representation of a map with bracket boundaries "[" and "]".
    `static java.lang.String` | `toMapString(java.util.Map arg, int maxSize)` A helper method to return the string representation of a map with bracket boundaries "[" and "]".
    `static java.lang.String` | `toString(java.lang.Object arguments)`
    `static java.lang.String` | `toTypeString(java.lang.Object[] arguments)` A helper method to format the arguments types as a comma-separated list.
    `static java.lang.Object` | `unaryMinus(java.lang.Object value)`
    `static java.lang.Object` | `unaryPlus(java.lang.Object value)`
    `static void` | `write(java.io.Writer out, java.lang.Object object)` Writes an object to a Writer using Groovy's default representation for the object.

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

      `clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

- - ### Field Detail

    - #### EMPTY_ARGS

          public static final java.lang.Object[] EMPTY_ARGS

    - #### EMPTY_ARGUMENTS

          protected static final java.lang.Object[] EMPTY_ARGUMENTS

    - #### EMPTY_TYPES

          protected static final java.lang.Class[] EMPTY_TYPES

    - #### metaRegistry

          public static final MetaClassRegistry metaRegistry

  - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### InvokerHelper

          public InvokerHelper()

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### removeClass

          public static void removeClass(java.lang.Class clazz)

    - #### invokeMethodSafe

          public static java.lang.Object invokeMethodSafe(java.lang.Object object,
                                                          java.lang.String methodName,
                                                          java.lang.Object arguments)

    - #### invokeStaticMethod

          public static java.lang.Object invokeStaticMethod(java.lang.String klass,
                                                            java.lang.String methodName,
                                                            java.lang.Object arguments)
                                                     throws java.lang.ClassNotFoundException

      Throws:
        `java.lang.ClassNotFoundException`

    - #### invokeStaticNoArgumentsMethod

          public static java.lang.Object invokeStaticNoArgumentsMethod(java.lang.Class type,
                                                                       java.lang.String methodName)

    - #### invokeConstructorOf

          public static java.lang.Object invokeConstructorOf(java.lang.String klass,
                                                             java.lang.Object arguments)
                                                      throws java.lang.ClassNotFoundException

      Throws:
        `java.lang.ClassNotFoundException`

    - #### invokeNoArgumentsConstructorOf

          public static java.lang.Object invokeNoArgumentsConstructorOf(java.lang.Class type)

    - #### invokeClosure

          public static java.lang.Object invokeClosure(java.lang.Object closure,
                                                       java.lang.Object arguments)

    - #### asList

          public static java.util.List asList(java.lang.Object value)

    - #### toString

          public static java.lang.String toString(java.lang.Object arguments)

    - #### inspect

          public static java.lang.String inspect(java.lang.Object self)

    - #### getAttribute

          public static java.lang.Object getAttribute(java.lang.Object object,
                                                      java.lang.String attribute)

    - #### setAttribute

          public static void setAttribute(java.lang.Object object,
                                          java.lang.String attribute,
                                          java.lang.Object newValue)

    - #### getProperty

          public static java.lang.Object getProperty(java.lang.Object object,
                                                     java.lang.String property)

    - #### getPropertySafe

          public static java.lang.Object getPropertySafe(java.lang.Object object,
                                                         java.lang.String property)

    - #### setProperty

          public static void setProperty(java.lang.Object object,
                                         java.lang.String property,
                                         java.lang.Object newValue)

    - #### setProperty2

          public static void setProperty2(java.lang.Object newValue,
                                          java.lang.Object object,
                                          java.lang.String property)

      This is so we don't have to reorder the stack when we call this method. At some point a better name might be in order.

    - #### setGroovyObjectProperty

          public static void setGroovyObjectProperty(java.lang.Object newValue,
                                                     GroovyObject object,
                                                     java.lang.String property)

      This is so we don't have to reorder the stack when we call this method. At some point a better name might be in order.

    - #### getGroovyObjectProperty

          public static java.lang.Object getGroovyObjectProperty(GroovyObject object,
                                                                 java.lang.String property)

    - #### setPropertySafe2

          public static void setPropertySafe2(java.lang.Object newValue,
                                              java.lang.Object object,
                                              java.lang.String property)

      This is so we don't have to reorder the stack when we call this method. At some point a better name might be in order.

    - #### getMethodPointer

          public static Closure getMethodPointer(java.lang.Object object,
                                                 java.lang.String methodName)

      Returns the method pointer for the given object name

    - #### unaryMinus

          public static java.lang.Object unaryMinus(java.lang.Object value)

    - #### unaryPlus

          public static java.lang.Object unaryPlus(java.lang.Object value)

    - #### findRegex

          public static java.util.regex.Matcher findRegex(java.lang.Object left,
                                                          java.lang.Object right)

      Find the right hand regex within the left hand string and return a matcher.
      Parameters:
        `left` - string to compare
        `right` - regular expression to compare the string to

    - #### matchRegex

          public static boolean matchRegex(java.lang.Object left,
                                           java.lang.Object right)

      Find the right hand regex within the left hand string and return a matcher.
      Parameters:
        `left` - string to compare
        `right` - regular expression to compare the string to

    - #### createTuple

          public static Tuple createTuple(java.lang.Object[] array)

    - #### spreadMap

          public static SpreadMap spreadMap(java.lang.Object value)

    - #### createList

          public static java.util.List createList(java.lang.Object[] values)

    - #### createMap

          public static java.util.Map createMap(java.lang.Object[] values)

    - #### assertFailed

          public static void assertFailed(java.lang.Object expression,
                                          java.lang.Object message)

    - #### runScript

          public static java.lang.Object runScript(java.lang.Class scriptClass,
                                                   java.lang.String[] args)

    - #### createScript

          public static Script createScript(java.lang.Class scriptClass,
                                            Binding context)

    - #### newScript

          public static Script newScript(java.lang.Class scriptClass,
                                         Binding context)
                                  throws java.lang.InstantiationException,
                                         java.lang.IllegalAccessException,
                                         java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException

      Throws:
        `java.lang.InstantiationException`
        `java.lang.IllegalAccessException`
        `java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException`

    - #### setProperties

          public static void setProperties(java.lang.Object object,
                                           java.util.Map map)

      Sets the properties on the given object

    - #### write

          public static void write(java.io.Writer out,
                                   java.lang.Object object)
                            throws java.io.IOException

      Writes an object to a Writer using Groovy's default representation for the object.
      Throws:
        `java.io.IOException`

    - #### append

          public static void append(java.lang.Appendable out,
                                    java.lang.Object object)
                             throws java.io.IOException

      Appends an object to an Appendable using Groovy's default representation for the object.
      Throws:
        `java.io.IOException`

    - #### asIterator

          public static java.util.Iterator<java.lang.Object> asIterator(java.lang.Object o)

    - #### format

          protected static java.lang.String format(java.lang.Object arguments,
                                                   boolean verbose)

    - #### format

          public static java.lang.String format(java.lang.Object arguments,
                                                boolean verbose,
                                                int maxSize)

    - #### escapeBackslashes

          public static java.lang.String escapeBackslashes(java.lang.String orig)

    - #### toTypeString

          public static java.lang.String toTypeString(java.lang.Object[] arguments)

      A helper method to format the arguments types as a comma-separated list.
      Parameters:
        `arguments` - the type to process
      Returns:
        the string representation of the type

    - #### toMapString

          public static java.lang.String toMapString(java.util.Map arg)

      A helper method to return the string representation of a map with bracket boundaries "[" and "]".
      Parameters:
        `arg` - the map to process
      Returns:
        the string representation of the map

    - #### toMapString

          public static java.lang.String toMapString(java.util.Map arg,
                                                     int maxSize)

      A helper method to return the string representation of a map with bracket boundaries "[" and "]".
      Parameters:
        `arg` - the map to process
        `maxSize` - stop after approximately this many characters and append '...'
      Returns:
        the string representation of the map

    - #### toListString

          public static java.lang.String toListString(java.util.Collection arg)

      A helper method to return the string representation of a list with bracket boundaries "[" and "]".
      Parameters:
        `arg` - the collection to process
      Returns:
        the string representation of the collection

    - #### toListString

          public static java.lang.String toListString(java.util.Collection arg,
                                                      int maxSize)

      A helper method to return the string representation of a list with bracket boundaries "[" and "]".
      Parameters:
        `arg` - the collection to process
        `maxSize` - stop after approximately this many characters and append '...'
      Returns:
        the string representation of the collection

    - #### toListString

          public static java.lang.String toListString(java.util.Collection arg,
                                                      int maxSize,
                                                      boolean safe)

      A helper method to return the string representation of a list with bracket boundaries "[" and "]".
      Parameters:
        `arg` - the collection to process
        `maxSize` - stop after approximately this many characters and append '...'
        `safe` - whether to use a default object representation for any item in the collection if an exception occurs when generating its toString
      Returns:
        the string representation of the collection

    - #### toArrayString

          public static java.lang.String toArrayString(java.lang.Object[] arguments)

      A helper method to return the string representation of an array of objects with brace boundaries "[" and "]".
      Parameters:
        `arguments` - the array to process
      Returns:
        the string representation of the array

    - #### toArrayString

          public static java.lang.String toArrayString(java.lang.Object[] arguments,
                                                       int maxSize,
                                                       boolean safe)

      A helper method to return the string representation of an array of objects with brace boundaries "[" and "]".
      Parameters:
        `arguments` - the array to process
        `maxSize` - stop after approximately this many characters and append '...'
        `safe` - whether to use a default object representation for any item in the array if an exception occurs when generating its toString
      Returns:
        the string representation of the array

    - #### createRange

          public static java.util.List createRange(java.lang.Object from,
                                                   java.lang.Object to,
                                                   boolean inclusive)

    - #### bitwiseNegate

          public static java.lang.Object bitwiseNegate(java.lang.Object value)

    - #### getMetaRegistry

          public static MetaClassRegistry getMetaRegistry()

    - #### getMetaClass

          public static MetaClass getMetaClass(java.lang.Object object)

    - #### getMetaClass

          public static MetaClass getMetaClass(java.lang.Class cls)

    - #### invokeMethod

          public static java.lang.Object invokeMethod(java.lang.Object object,
                                                      java.lang.String methodName,
                                                      java.lang.Object arguments)

      Invokes the given method on the object.

    - #### invokeSuperMethod

          public static java.lang.Object invokeSuperMethod(java.lang.Object object,
                                                           java.lang.String methodName,
                                                           java.lang.Object arguments)

    - #### invokeStaticMethod

          public static java.lang.Object invokeStaticMethod(java.lang.Class type,
                                                            java.lang.String method,
                                                            java.lang.Object arguments)

    - #### invokeConstructorOf

          public static java.lang.Object invokeConstructorOf(java.lang.Class type,
                                                             java.lang.Object arguments)

    - #### asArray

          public static java.lang.Object[] asArray(java.lang.Object arguments)

      Converts the given object into an array; if its an array then just cast otherwise wrap it in an array

    - #### asUnwrappedArray

          public static java.lang.Object[] asUnwrappedArray(java.lang.Object arguments)