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Byte Buddy 1.14.0

• Add Step.Factory.ForDelegation in MemberSubstitution that allows for delegation similar to MethodDelegation but in-code.
• Add handlers for MethodDelegation and Advice that leverage method handles for field access and self-invocation.
• Add Step.Factory for type assignment that allows casting the return value from a previous step to another type.
• Avoid usage of URL class loader as it is deprecated, and use newer method if available.

Byte Buddy 1.13.0

• Complete MemberSubstitution API which now retains the original instruction for invocation.
• Allow excluding methods from a MethodGraph.Compiler using an ElementMatcher.
• Add a filtering ClassFileLocator.
• Add a matcher for a type's ClassFileVersion.
• Unify resolution of constant values by introducing a ConstantValue API.
• Do not exclude ToThrown assignment on void methods.
• Allow constructors as target in MemberSubstitution.

Byte Buddy 1.12.23

• Allow using ClassFileLocator to AgentBuilder to append boot-injected types.
• Add RenamingPlugin that allows for migration of names using the build plugin.
• Add wrapper method to ForAdvice transformation to allow for easier wrapping.
• Fix Gradle plugin raw folder and improve detection of unused configurations.
• Add additional default Steps to MemberSubstitution to reduce need for custom bytecode generation.

Byte Buddy 1.12.22

• Support MethodHandle and MethodType in Advice.Origin annotation.
• Support MethodHandles.Lookup in Origin and Advice.Origin annotations.
• Use modern API for Gradle Android API, if available, to avoid now failing cast.

Byte Buddy 1.12.21

• Create a Gradle source set for each JVM build automatically to reduce boilerplate.
• Fix Gradle plugin class loading to use correct class loader.
• Use updated release plugin to avoid outdated timestamp in jar.

Byte Buddy 1.12.20

• Avoid stack overflow error when type variable cannot be resolve during error message generation.
• Allow dumping error message to file when remote attach fails.

Byte Buddy 1.12.19

• Avoid possible lock through circular class loading of TypeDescription subtypes.
• Avoid access error when using unsafe API on Java 17 with an active security manager.
• Close URL class loader used in Gradle plugin.

Byte Buddy 1.12.18

• Allow writing to field from enter Advice in constructor, as byte code allows it.
• Refactor Android plugin processor to avoid skipping local classes.
• Improve staleness filter for Maven plugin.
• Fix incorrect resolution of custom bound invokedynamic values in Advice.

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Byte Buddy release notes

18. February 2023: version 1.14.0

• Add Step.Factory.ForDelegation in MemberSubstitution that allows for delegation similar to MethodDelegation but in-code.
• Add handlers for MethodDelegation and Advice that leverage method handles for field access and self-invocation.
• Add Step.Factory for type assignment that allows casting the return value from a previous step to another type.
• Avoid usage of URL class loader as it is deprecated, and use newer method if available.

13. February 2023: version 1.13.0

• Complete MemberSubstitution API which now retains the original instruction for invocation.
• Allow excluding methods from a MethodGraph.Compiler using an ElementMatcher.
• Add a filtering ClassFileLocator.
• Add a matcher for a type's ClassFileVersion.
• Unify resolution of constant values by introducing a ConstantValue API.
• Do not exclude ToThrown assignment on void methods.
• Allow constructors as target in MemberSubstitution.

5. February 2023: version 1.12.23

• Allow using ClassFileLocator to AgentBuilder to append boot-injected types.
• Add RenamingPlugin that allows for migration of names using the build plugin.
• Add wrapper method to ForAdvice transformation to allow for easier wrapping.
• Fix Gradle plugin raw folder and improve detection of unused configurations.
• Add additional default Steps to MemberSubstitution to reduce need for custom bytecode generation.

12. January 2023: version 1.12.22

• Support MethodHandle and MethodType in Advice.Origin annotation.
• Support MethodHandles.Lookup in Origin and Advice.Origin annotations.
• Use modern API for Gradle Android API, if available, to avoid now failing cast.

5. January 2023: version 1.12.21

• Create a Gradle source set for each JVM build automatically to reduce boilerplate.
• Fix Gradle plugin class loading to use correct class loader.
• Use updated release plugin to avoid outdated timestamp in jar.

15. December 2022: version 1.12.20

• Avoid stack overflow error when type variable cannot be resolve during error message generation.
• Allow dumping error message to file when remote attach fails.

17. November 2022: version 1.12.19

• Avoid possible lock through circular class loading of TypeDescription subtypes.
• Avoid access error when using unsafe API on Java 17 with an active security manager.
• Close URL class loader used in Gradle plugin.

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• 5ef0fa6 [maven-release-plugin] prepare release byte-buddy-1.14.1
• bada152 [release] Release new version
• 334128e Update Eclipse lifecycle mapping.
• 876d667 Add additional scope for Maven plugin.
• 665a090 Add checksums.
• 537c613 Increment internal byte buddy and add release notes.
• 8c6f861 [maven-release-plugin] prepare for next development iteration
• 00da41e [maven-release-plugin] prepare release byte-buddy-1.14.0
• c601a78 [release] Release new version
• 102ee25 Avoid test execution on Java 7.
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