>>> Issue: https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8151542 >>> <https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8151542> >>> >>> Webrev: http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~sdrach/8151542/webrev/ >>> <http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~sdrach/8151542/webrev/> >>> >>> This changeset causes the URL returned from a ClassLoader.getResource(name) >>> invocation to be reified, that is the URL is a direct pointer to either a >>> versioned or unversioned entry in the jar file. The patch also assures that >>> jar URL’s are always processed by the URLClassPath.JarLoader. The >>> MultiReleaseJarURLConnection test was enhanced to demonstrate that reified >>> URLs are returned. The SimpleHttpServer test helper class was moved into >>> it’s own file. >> I was happy to see John's note on diction so I assume the method will be >> renamed. Have you considered making it public so that tools and libraries >> outside of the JDK can use this? > > It sounds reasonable for this to be a public API,
I opened JDK-8155657 to track that. > and if so, does it make sense to > move it to JarEntry ( rather than JarFile )? So it would be > JarEntry::getTrueName, > or similar. The part of JarFile that knows all about versioning is a subclass of JarEntry, JarFileEntry. JarEntry knows nothing about versioning, nor about JarFileEntry. Only JarFile knows about JarFileEntry.