Byte Buddy 1.17.5

• Update ASM to version 9.8 to support Java 25 using ASM reader and writer.
• Include AnnotationRemoval visitor for removing or replacing annotations.

Byte Buddy 1.17.4

• Add SafeVarargs plugin.
• Fix OSGi declaration for byte-buddy-agent.

Byte Buddy 1.17.3

• Fix bug in ASM to Class File API bridge handling tableswitch instructions.
• Add plugin for adding SafeVarargs annotations.
• Further generify MemberSubstitution API.

Byte Buddy 1.17.2

• Update Class File API integration to include support for several omitted byte codes.
• Adjust attach API emulation for OpenJ9 to not create subfolder if temporary folder is set explicitly.

Byte Buddy 1.17.1

• Fix bug in MemberSubstitution were argument indices were resolved by one digit off.
• Update Class File API integration to avoid that parameter annotations are lost.

Byte Buddy 1.17.0

• Assure that implicit choice for class reader and class writer are always symmetric with regard to internal representation.
• Retrofit MemberSubstitution to also allow for intercepting invokedynamic instructions.
• Introduce @Handle annotations to allow for injecting constant pool-stored method handle in Advice, MemberSubstitution and MethodDelegation.
• Introduce @DynamicConstant annotations to allow for injecting constant pool-stored dynamic constants in Advice, MemberSubstitution and MethodDelegation.

Byte Buddy 1.16.1

• Correct reflective activation of Class File API.
• Reject array descriptors that are not well-formed in TypePool.

Byte Buddy 1.16.0

• Allow for erasure of types of bootstrapped methods in Advice within instrumented class.
• Rework Advice post-processing to allow for erasure of bootstrapped methods.
• Fix missing application of hashCode/equals plugin for Java 8 code.
• Include support for JDK Class File API.
• Allow Plugin.Engine to retain folders.

Byte Buddy 1.15.11

• Avoid dependency of CachedReturnPlugin on precompiled class files.
• Add NOP instruction when Advice is used on void methods as those might be empty which results on a frame being written to the same offset, causing an exception.
• Allow Plugin.Engine to link files instead of copying.
• Adjust validator code to avoid compiler bug that was reported by multiple users.
• Allow injection of class path as File[] to Plugin constructors.
• Allow for configuring variants when using the Android Gradle plugin.

Byte Buddy 1.15.10

• Fix Java 8 patterns for multi-release jars to avoid that inner classes are excluded.