Add standard Class-File API pattern - #199
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The JDK has provided a supported Class-File API since Java 24, removing the need for third-party bytecode libraries in many parsing and transformation workflows. This adds the requested advanced tooling pattern and makes that modernization path discoverable on java.evolved.
The pattern compares ASM-based parsing with
ClassFile.of().parse(Path), links the standard API and JEP 484 documentation, and integrates the page into the tooling navigation chain. A Java 25 JBang proof parses its own compiled class and enumerates method names without external dependencies.Validation
jbang proof/tooling/ClassFileApi.javajbang html-generators/generate.javaFixes: #172