A Python module for inspecting a Java class file. May eventually be trained to behave like the javap utility shipped with most Java SDKs.

Available at http://code.google.com/p/obriencj/wiki/javaclass

Goals

I'd like to come out of this project with the following

• a module for unpacking class file data
• a module for packing class file data (for generating my own classes, etc)
• a javap utility using my own modules
• a javadiff utility that will show the deltas between two compiled classes
• maybe some sort of super-minimal compiler targeting the java runtime

References

Luckily in this endeavour, I am not banging my head against some unknown format. The Java class file format is published openly.

• http://java.sun.com/docs/books/jvms/second_edition/html/ClassFile.doc.html
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Class_(file_format)