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+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2008 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.HashSet;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.Set;
+import java.util.Comparator;
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
+import java.io.PrintStream;
+
+public class Stubs {
+    private static HashSet<ClassInfo> notStrippable;  
+    public static void writeStubs(String stubsDir, Boolean writeXML, String xmlFile,
+            HashSet<String> stubPackages) {
+        // figure out which classes we need
+        notStrippable = new HashSet();
+        ClassInfo[] all = Converter.allClasses();
+        File  xml = new File(xmlFile);
+        xml.getParentFile().mkdirs();
+        PrintStream xmlWriter = null;
+        if (writeXML) {
+            try {
+                xmlWriter = new PrintStream(xml);
+            } catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
+                Errors.error(Errors.IO_ERROR, new SourcePositionInfo(xmlFile, 0, 0),
+                        "Cannot open file for write.");
+            }
+        }
+        // If a class is public or protected, not hidden, and marked as included,
+        // then we can't strip it
+        for (ClassInfo cl: all) {
+            if (cl.checkLevel() && cl.isIncluded()) {
+                cantStripThis(cl, notStrippable, "0:0");
+            }
+        }
+
+        // complain about anything that looks includeable but is not supposed to
+        // be written, e.g. hidden things
+        for (ClassInfo cl: notStrippable) {
+            if (!cl.isHidden()) {
+                MethodInfo[] methods = cl.selfMethods();
+                for (MethodInfo m: methods) {
+                    if (m.isHidden()) {
+                        Errors.error(Errors.UNAVAILABLE_SYMBOL,
+                                m.position(), "Reference to hidden method "
+                                + m.name());
+                    } else if (m.isDeprecated()) {
+                        // don't bother reporting deprecated methods
+                        // unless they are public
+                        Errors.error(Errors.DEPRECATED,
+                                m.position(), "Method "
+                                + cl.qualifiedName() + "." + m.name()
+                                + " is deprecated");
+                    }
+
+                    ClassInfo returnClass = m.returnType().asClassInfo();
+                    if (returnClass != null && returnClass.isHidden()) {
+                        Errors.error(Errors.UNAVAILABLE_SYMBOL, m.position(),
+                                "Method " + cl.qualifiedName() + "." + m.name()
+                                + " returns unavailable type " + returnClass.name());
+                    }
+
+                    ParameterInfo[] params = m.parameters();
+                    for (ParameterInfo p: params) {
+                        TypeInfo t = p.type();
+                        if (!t.isPrimitive()) {
+                            if (t.asClassInfo().isHidden()) {
+                                Errors.error(Errors.UNAVAILABLE_SYMBOL,
+                                        p.position(), "Reference to unavailable class "
+                                        + t.fullName());
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+                
+                // annotations are handled like methods
+                methods = cl.annotationElements();
+                for (MethodInfo m: methods) {
+                    if (m.isHidden()) {
+                        Errors.error(Errors.UNAVAILABLE_SYMBOL,
+                                m.position(), "Reference to hidden annotation "
+                                + m.name());
+                    }
+
+                    ClassInfo returnClass = m.returnType().asClassInfo();
+                    if (returnClass != null && returnClass.isHidden()) {
+                        Errors.error(Errors.UNAVAILABLE_SYMBOL,
+                                m.position(), "Annotation '" + m.name()
+                                + "' returns unavailable type " + returnClass.name());
+                    }
+
+                    ParameterInfo[] params = m.parameters();
+                    for (ParameterInfo p: params) {
+                        TypeInfo t = p.type();
+                        if (!t.isPrimitive()) {
+                            if (t.asClassInfo().isHidden()) {
+                                Errors.error(Errors.UNAVAILABLE_SYMBOL,
+                                        p.position(), "Reference to unavailable annotation class "
+                                        + t.fullName());
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            } else if (cl.isDeprecated()) {
+                // not hidden, but deprecated
+                Errors.error(Errors.DEPRECATED,
+                        cl.position(), "Class " + cl.qualifiedName()
+                        + " is deprecated");
+            }
+        }
+
+        // write out the stubs
+        HashMap<PackageInfo, List<ClassInfo>> packages = new HashMap<PackageInfo, List<ClassInfo>>();
+        for (ClassInfo cl: notStrippable) {
+            if (!cl.isDocOnly()) {
+                if (stubPackages == null || stubPackages.contains(cl.containingPackage().name())) {
+                    writeClassFile(stubsDir, cl);
+                    if (packages.containsKey(cl.containingPackage())) {
+                        packages.get(cl.containingPackage()).add(cl);
+                    } else {
+                        ArrayList<ClassInfo> classes = new ArrayList<ClassInfo>();
+                        classes.add(cl);
+                        packages.put(cl.containingPackage(), classes);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        // write out the XML
+        if (writeXML && xmlWriter != null) {
+            writeXML(xmlWriter, packages, notStrippable);
+        }
+
+        if (xmlWriter != null) {
+            xmlWriter.close();
+        }
+
+    }
+
+    public static void cantStripThis(ClassInfo cl, HashSet<ClassInfo> notStrippable, String why) {
+      
+      if (!notStrippable.add(cl)) {
+        // slight optimization: if it already contains cl, it already contains
+        // all of cl's parents
+          return;
+      }
+      cl.setReasonIncluded(why);
+      
+      // cant strip annotations
+      /*if (cl.annotations() != null){
+          for (AnnotationInstanceInfo ai : cl.annotations()){
+              if (ai.type() != null){
+                  cantStripThis(ai.type(), notStrippable, "1:" + cl.qualifiedName());
+              }
+          }
+      }*/
+      // cant strip any public fields or their generics
+      if (cl.allSelfFields() != null){
+          for (FieldInfo fInfo : cl.allSelfFields()){
+              if (fInfo.type() != null){
+                  if (fInfo.type().asClassInfo() != null){
+                      cantStripThis(fInfo.type().asClassInfo(), notStrippable,
+                          "2:" + cl.qualifiedName());
+                  }
+                  if (fInfo.type().typeArguments() != null){
+                      for (TypeInfo tTypeInfo : fInfo.type().typeArguments()){
+                          if (tTypeInfo.asClassInfo() != null){
+                              cantStripThis(tTypeInfo.asClassInfo(), notStrippable,
+                                  "3:" + cl.qualifiedName());
+                          }
+                      }
+                  }
+              }
+          }
+      }
+      //cant strip any of the type's generics
+      if (cl.asTypeInfo() != null){
+          if (cl.asTypeInfo().typeArguments() != null){
+              for (TypeInfo tInfo : cl.asTypeInfo().typeArguments()){
+                  if (tInfo.asClassInfo() != null){
+                      cantStripThis(tInfo.asClassInfo(), notStrippable, "4:" + cl.qualifiedName());
+                  }
+              }
+          }
+      }
+      //cant strip any of the annotation elements
+      //cantStripThis(cl.annotationElements(), notStrippable);
+      // take care of methods
+      cantStripThis(cl.allSelfMethods(), notStrippable);
+      cantStripThis(cl.allConstructors(), notStrippable);
+      // blow the outer class open if this is an inner class
+      if(cl.containingClass() != null){
+          cantStripThis(cl.containingClass(), notStrippable, "5:" + cl.qualifiedName());
+      }
+      // blow open super class and interfaces
+     ClassInfo supr = cl.realSuperclass();
+      if (supr != null) {
+          if (supr.isHidden()) {
+              // cl is a public class declared as extending a hidden superclass.
+              // this is not a desired practice but it's happened, so we deal
+              // with it by stripping off the superclass relation for purposes of
+              // generating the doc & stub information, and proceeding normally.
+              cl.init(cl.asTypeInfo(), cl.realInterfaces(), cl.realInterfaceTypes(),
+                      cl.innerClasses(), cl.allConstructors(), cl.allSelfMethods(),
+                      cl.annotationElements(), cl.allSelfFields(), cl.enumConstants(),
+                      cl.containingPackage(), cl.containingClass(),
+                      null, null, cl.annotations());
+              Errors.error(Errors.HIDDEN_SUPERCLASS,
+                      cl.position(), "Public class " + cl.qualifiedName()
+                      + " stripped of unavailable superclass "
+                      + supr.qualifiedName());
+          } else {
+              cantStripThis(supr, notStrippable, "6:" + cl.realSuperclass().name()
+                      + cl.qualifiedName());
+          }
+      }
+    }
+    
+    private static void cantStripThis(MethodInfo[] mInfos , HashSet<ClassInfo> notStrippable) {
+      //for each method, blow open the parameters, throws and return types.  also blow open their generics
+      if (mInfos != null){
+          for (MethodInfo mInfo : mInfos){
+              if (mInfo.getTypeParameters() != null){
+                  for (TypeInfo tInfo : mInfo.getTypeParameters()){
+                      if (tInfo.asClassInfo() != null){
+                          cantStripThis(tInfo.asClassInfo(), notStrippable, "8:" + 
+                                        mInfo.realContainingClass().qualifiedName() + ":" + 
+                                        mInfo.name());
+                      }
+                  }
+              }
+              if (mInfo.parameters() != null){
+                  for (ParameterInfo pInfo : mInfo.parameters()){
+                      if (pInfo.type() != null && pInfo.type().asClassInfo() != null){
+                          cantStripThis(pInfo.type().asClassInfo(), notStrippable, 
+                                        "9:"+  mInfo.realContainingClass().qualifiedName() 
+                                        + ":" + mInfo.name());
+                          if (pInfo.type().typeArguments() != null){
+                              for (TypeInfo tInfoType : pInfo.type().typeArguments()){
+                                  if (tInfoType.asClassInfo() != null){
+                                      cantStripThis(tInfoType.asClassInfo(), notStrippable, 
+                                                    "10:" +  
+                                                    mInfo.realContainingClass().qualifiedName() + ":" + 
+                                                    mInfo.name());
+                                  }
+                              }
+                          }
+                      }
+                  }
+              }
+              for (ClassInfo thrown : mInfo.thrownExceptions()){
+                  cantStripThis(thrown, notStrippable, "11:" + 
+                                mInfo.realContainingClass().qualifiedName()
+                                +":" + mInfo.name());
+              }
+              if (mInfo.returnType() != null && mInfo.returnType().asClassInfo() != null){
+                  cantStripThis(mInfo.returnType().asClassInfo(), notStrippable, 
+                                "12:" + mInfo.realContainingClass().qualifiedName() + 
+                                ":" + mInfo.name());
+                  if (mInfo.returnType().typeArguments() != null){
+                      for (TypeInfo tyInfo: mInfo.returnType().typeArguments() ){
+                          if (tyInfo.asClassInfo() != null){
+                              cantStripThis(tyInfo.asClassInfo(), notStrippable, 
+                                            "13:" + 
+                                            mInfo.realContainingClass().qualifiedName()
+                                            + ":" + mInfo.name());
+                          }
+                      }
+                  }
+              }
+          }
+      }
+    }
+
+    static String javaFileName(ClassInfo cl) {
+        String dir = "";
+        PackageInfo pkg = cl.containingPackage();
+        if (pkg != null) {
+            dir = pkg.name();
+            dir = dir.replace('.', '/') + '/';
+        }
+        return dir + cl.name() + ".java";
+    }
+
+    static void writeClassFile(String stubsDir, ClassInfo cl) {
+        // inner classes are written by their containing class
+        if (cl.containingClass() != null) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        String filename = stubsDir + '/' + javaFileName(cl);
+        File file = new File(filename);
+        ClearPage.ensureDirectory(file);
+
+        PrintStream stream = null;
+        try {
+            stream = new PrintStream(file);
+            writeClassFile(stream, cl);
+        }
+        catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
+            System.err.println("error writing file: " + filename);
+        }
+        finally {
+            if (stream != null) {
+                stream.close();
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    static void writeClassFile(PrintStream stream, ClassInfo cl) {
+        PackageInfo pkg = cl.containingPackage();
+        if (pkg != null) {
+            stream.println("package " + pkg.name() + ";");
+        }
+        writeClass(stream, cl);
+    }
+
+    static void writeClass(PrintStream stream, ClassInfo cl) {
+        writeAnnotations(stream, cl.annotations());
+
+        stream.print(DroidDoc.scope(cl) + " ");
+        if (cl.isAbstract() && !cl.isAnnotation() && !cl.isInterface()) {
+            stream.print("abstract ");
+        }
+        if (cl.isStatic()){
+            stream.print("static ");
+        }
+        if (cl.isFinal() && !cl.isEnum()) {
+            stream.print("final ");
+        }
+        if (false) {
+            stream.print("strictfp ");
+        }
+
+        HashSet<String> classDeclTypeVars = new HashSet();
+        String leafName = cl.asTypeInfo().fullName(classDeclTypeVars);
+        int bracket = leafName.indexOf('<');
+        if (bracket < 0) bracket = leafName.length() - 1;
+        int period = leafName.lastIndexOf('.', bracket);
+        if (period < 0) period = -1;
+        leafName = leafName.substring(period+1);
+
+        String kind = cl.kind();
+        stream.println(kind + " " + leafName);
+
+        TypeInfo base = cl.superclassType();
+
+        if (!"enum".equals(kind)) {
+            if (base != null && !"java.lang.Object".equals(base.qualifiedTypeName())) {
+                stream.println("  extends " + base.fullName(classDeclTypeVars));
+            }
+        }
+
+        TypeInfo[] interfaces = cl.realInterfaceTypes();
+        List<TypeInfo> usedInterfaces = new ArrayList<TypeInfo>();
+        for (TypeInfo iface : interfaces) {
+            if (notStrippable.contains(iface.asClassInfo())
+                    && !iface.asClassInfo().isDocOnly()) {
+                usedInterfaces.add(iface);
+            }
+        }
+        if (usedInterfaces.size() > 0 && !cl.isAnnotation()) {
+            // can java annotations extend other ones?
+            if (cl.isInterface() || cl.isAnnotation()) {
+                stream.print("  extends ");
+            } else {
+                stream.print("  implements ");
+            }
+            String comma = "";
+            for (TypeInfo iface: usedInterfaces) {
+                stream.print(comma + iface.fullName(classDeclTypeVars));
+                comma = ", ";
+            }
+            stream.println();
+        }
+
+        stream.println("{");
+
+        FieldInfo[] enumConstants = cl.enumConstants();
+        int N = enumConstants.length;
+        for (int i=0; i<N; i++) {
+            FieldInfo field = enumConstants[i];
+            if (!field.constantLiteralValue().equals("null")){
+            stream.println(field.name() + "(" + field.constantLiteralValue()
+                    + (i==N-1 ? ");" : "),"));
+            }else{
+              stream.println(field.name() + "(" + (i==N-1 ? ");" : "),"));
+            }
+        }
+
+        for (ClassInfo inner: cl.getRealInnerClasses()) {
+            if (notStrippable.contains(inner)
+                    && !inner.isDocOnly()){  
+                writeClass(stream, inner);
+            }
+        }
+
+        
+        for (MethodInfo method: cl.constructors()) {
+            if (!method.isDocOnly()) {
+                writeMethod(stream, method, true);
+            }
+        }
+        
+        boolean fieldNeedsInitialization = false;
+        boolean staticFieldNeedsInitialization = false;
+        for (FieldInfo field: cl.allSelfFields()) {
+            if (!field.isDocOnly()) {
+                if (!field.isStatic() && field.isFinal() && !fieldIsInitialized(field)) {
+                    fieldNeedsInitialization = true;
+                }
+                if (field.isStatic() && field.isFinal() && !fieldIsInitialized(field)) {
+                    staticFieldNeedsInitialization = true;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        
+        // The compiler includes a default public constructor that calls the super classes 
+        // default constructor in the case where there are no written constructors.  
+        // So, if we hide all the constructors, java may put in a constructor
+        // that calls a nonexistent super class constructor.  So, if there are no constructors, 
+        // and the super class doesn't have a default constructor, write in a private constructor 
+        // that works.  TODO -- we generate this as protected, but we really should generate
+        // it as private unless it also exists in the real code.
+        if ((cl.constructors().length == 0 && (cl.getNonWrittenConstructors().length != 0
+                    || fieldNeedsInitialization))
+                && !cl.isAnnotation()
+                && !cl.isInterface()
+                && !cl.isEnum() ) {
+            //Errors.error(Errors.HIDDEN_CONSTRUCTOR, 
+            //             cl.position(), "No constructors " +
+            //            "found and superclass has no parameterless constructor.  A constructor " +
+            //            "that calls an appropriate superclass constructor " +
+            //            "was automatically written to stubs.\n");
+            stream.println(cl.leafName()
+                    + "() { " + superCtorCall(cl,null)
+                    + "throw new" + " RuntimeException(\"Stub!\"); }");
+        }
+        
+        for (MethodInfo method: cl.allSelfMethods()) {
+            if (cl.isEnum()) {
+                if (("values".equals(method.name())
+                            && "()".equals(method.signature()))
+                    || ("valueOf".equals(method.name())
+                            && "(java.lang.String)".equals(method.signature()))) {
+                    // skip these two methods on enums, because they're synthetic,
+                    // although for some reason javadoc doesn't mark them as synthetic,
+                    // maybe because they still want them documented
+                    continue;
+                }
+            }
+            if (!method.isDocOnly()) {
+                writeMethod(stream, method, false);
+            }
+        }
+        //Write all methods that are hidden, but override abstract methods or interface methods.
+        //These can't be hidden.
+        for (MethodInfo method : cl.getHiddenMethods()){
+            MethodInfo overriddenMethod = method.findRealOverriddenMethod(method.name(), method.signature(), notStrippable);
+            ClassInfo classContainingMethod = method.findRealOverriddenClass(method.name(), 
+                                                                             method.signature());
+            if (overriddenMethod != null && !overriddenMethod.isHidden()
+                && !overriddenMethod.isDocOnly() &&
+                (overriddenMethod.isAbstract() || 
+                overriddenMethod.containingClass().isInterface())) {
+                method.setReason("1:" + classContainingMethod.qualifiedName());
+                cl.addMethod(method);
+                writeMethod(stream, method, false);
+            }
+        }
+
+        for (MethodInfo element: cl.annotationElements()) {
+            if (!element.isDocOnly()) {
+                writeAnnotationElement(stream, element);
+            }
+        }
+
+        for (FieldInfo field: cl.allSelfFields()) {
+            if (!field.isDocOnly()) {
+                writeField(stream, field);
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (staticFieldNeedsInitialization) {
+            stream.print("static { ");
+            for (FieldInfo field: cl.allSelfFields()) {
+                if (!field.isDocOnly() && field.isStatic() && field.isFinal()
+                        && !fieldIsInitialized(field) && field.constantValue() == null) {
+                    stream.print(field.name() + " = " + field.type().defaultValue()
+                            + "; ");
+                }
+            }
+            stream.println("}");
+        }
+        
+        stream.println("}");
+    }
+
+    
+    static void writeMethod(PrintStream stream, MethodInfo method, boolean isConstructor) {
+        String comma;
+
+        stream.print(DroidDoc.scope(method) + " ");
+        if (method.isStatic()) {
+            stream.print("static ");
+        }
+        if (method.isFinal()) {
+            stream.print("final ");
+        }
+        if (method.isAbstract()) {
+            stream.print("abstract ");
+        }
+        if (method.isSynchronized()) {
+            stream.print("synchronized ");
+        }
+        if (method.isNative()) {
+            stream.print("native ");
+        }
+        if (false /*method.isStictFP()*/) {
+            stream.print("strictfp ");
+        }
+
+        stream.print(method.typeArgumentsName(new HashSet()) + " ");
+
+        if (!isConstructor) {
+            stream.print(method.returnType().fullName(method.typeVariables()) + " ");
+        }
+        String n = method.name();
+        int pos = n.lastIndexOf('.');
+        if (pos >= 0) {
+            n = n.substring(pos + 1);
+        }
+        stream.print(n + "(");
+        comma = "";
+        int count = 1;
+        int size = method.parameters().length;
+        for (ParameterInfo param: method.parameters()) {
+            String fullTypeName = param.type().fullName(method.typeVariables());
+            if (count == size && method.isVarArgs()) {
+                // TODO: note that this does not attempt to handle hypothetical
+                // vararg methods whose last parameter is a list of arrays, e.g.
+                // "Object[]...".
+                fullTypeName = param.type().qualifiedTypeName() + "...";
+            }
+            stream.print(comma + fullTypeName + " " + param.name());
+            comma = ", ";
+            count++;
+        }
+        stream.print(")");
+
+        comma = "";
+        if (method.thrownExceptions().length > 0) {
+            stream.print(" throws ");
+            for (ClassInfo thrown: method.thrownExceptions()) {
+                stream.print(comma + thrown.qualifiedName());
+                comma = ", ";
+            }
+        }
+        if (method.isAbstract() || method.isNative() || method.containingClass().isInterface()) {
+            stream.println(";");
+        } else {
+            stream.print(" { ");
+            if (isConstructor) {
+                stream.print(superCtorCall(method.containingClass(), method.thrownExceptions()));
+            }
+            stream.println("throw new RuntimeException(\"Stub!\"); }");
+        }
+    }
+
+    static void writeField(PrintStream stream, FieldInfo field) {
+        stream.print(DroidDoc.scope(field) + " ");
+        if (field.isStatic()) {
+            stream.print("static ");
+        }
+        if (field.isFinal()) {
+            stream.print("final ");
+        }
+        if (field.isTransient()) {
+            stream.print("transient ");
+        }
+        if (field.isVolatile()) {
+            stream.print("volatile ");
+        }
+
+        stream.print(field.type().fullName());
+        stream.print(" ");
+        stream.print(field.name());
+
+        if (fieldIsInitialized(field)) {
+            stream.print(" = " + field.constantLiteralValue());
+        }
+
+        stream.println(";");
+    }
+
+    static boolean fieldIsInitialized(FieldInfo field) {
+        return (field.isFinal() && field.constantValue() != null)
+                || !field.type().dimension().equals("")
+                || field.containingClass().isInterface();
+    }
+
+    // Returns 'true' if the method is an @Override of a visible parent
+    // method implementation, and thus does not affect the API.
+    static boolean methodIsOverride(MethodInfo mi) {
+        // Abstract/static/final methods are always listed in the API description
+        if (mi.isAbstract() || mi.isStatic() || mi.isFinal()) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        
+        // Find any relevant ancestor declaration and inspect it
+        MethodInfo om = mi.findSuperclassImplementation(notStrippable);
+        if (om != null) {
+            // Visibility mismatch is an API change, so check for it
+            if (mi.mIsPrivate == om.mIsPrivate
+                    && mi.mIsPublic == om.mIsPublic
+                    && mi.mIsProtected == om.mIsProtected) {
+                // Look only for overrides of an ancestor class implementation,
+                // not of e.g. an abstract or interface method declaration
+                if (!om.isAbstract()) {
+                    // If the parent is hidden, we can't rely on it to provide
+                    // the API
+                    if (!om.isHidden()) {
+                        // If the only "override" turns out to be in our own class
+                        // (which sometimes happens in concrete subclasses of
+                        // abstract base classes), it's not really an override
+                        if (!mi.mContainingClass.equals(om.mContainingClass)) {
+                            return true;
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    static boolean canCallMethod(ClassInfo from, MethodInfo m) {
+        if (m.isPublic() || m.isProtected()) {
+            return true;
+        }
+        if (m.isPackagePrivate()) {
+            String fromPkg = from.containingPackage().name();
+            String pkg = m.containingClass().containingPackage().name();
+            if (fromPkg.equals(pkg)) {
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    // call a constructor, any constructor on this class's superclass.
+    static String superCtorCall(ClassInfo cl, ClassInfo[] thrownExceptions) {
+        ClassInfo base = cl.realSuperclass();
+        if (base == null) {
+            return "";
+        }
+        HashSet<String> exceptionNames = new HashSet<String>();
+        if (thrownExceptions != null ){
+            for (ClassInfo thrown : thrownExceptions){
+              exceptionNames.add(thrown.name());
+            }
+        }
+        MethodInfo[] ctors = base.constructors();
+        MethodInfo ctor = null;
+        //bad exception indicates that the exceptions thrown by the super constructor
+        //are incompatible with the constructor we're using for the sub class.
+        Boolean badException = false;
+        for (MethodInfo m: ctors) {
+            if (canCallMethod(cl, m)) {
+                if (m.thrownExceptions() != null){
+                    for (ClassInfo thrown : m.thrownExceptions()){
+                        if (!exceptionNames.contains(thrown.name())){
+                            badException = true;
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+                if (badException){
+                  badException = false;
+                  continue;
+                }
+                // if it has no args, we're done
+                if (m.parameters().length == 0) {
+                    return "";
+                }
+                ctor = m;
+            }
+        }
+        if (ctor != null) {
+            String result = "";
+            result+= "super(";
+            ParameterInfo[] params = ctor.parameters();
+            int N = params.length;
+            for (int i=0; i<N; i++) {
+                TypeInfo t = params[i].type();
+                if (t.isPrimitive() && t.dimension().equals("")) {
+                    String n = t.simpleTypeName();
+                    if (("byte".equals(n)
+                            || "short".equals(n)
+                            || "int".equals(n)
+                            || "long".equals(n)
+                            || "float".equals(n)
+                            || "double".equals(n)) && t.dimension().equals("")) {
+                        result += "0";
+                    }
+                    else if ("char".equals(n)) {
+                        result += "'\\0'";
+                    }
+                    else if ("boolean".equals(n)) {
+                        result += "false";
+                    }
+                    else {
+                        result += "<<unknown-" + n + ">>";
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    //put null in each super class method.  Cast null to the correct type
+                    //to avoid collisions with other constructors.  If the type is generic
+                    //don't cast it
+                    result += (!t.isTypeVariable() ? "(" + t.qualifiedTypeName() + t.dimension() +  
+                              ")" : "") + "null"; 
+                }
+                if (i != N-1) {
+                    result += ",";
+                }
+            }
+            result += "); ";
+            return result;
+        } else {
+            return "";
+        }
+    }
+
+    static void writeAnnotations(PrintStream stream, AnnotationInstanceInfo[] annotations) {
+        for (AnnotationInstanceInfo ann: annotations) {
+            if (!ann.type().isHidden()) {
+                stream.println(ann.toString());
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    static void writeAnnotationElement(PrintStream stream, MethodInfo ann) {
+        stream.print(ann.returnType().fullName());
+        stream.print(" ");
+        stream.print(ann.name());
+        stream.print("()");
+        AnnotationValueInfo def = ann.defaultAnnotationElementValue();
+        if (def != null) {
+            stream.print(" default ");
+            stream.print(def.valueString());
+        }
+        stream.println(";");
+    }
+    
+    static void writeXML(PrintStream xmlWriter, HashMap<PackageInfo, List<ClassInfo>> allClasses, 
+                         HashSet notStrippable) {
+        // extract the set of packages, sort them by name, and write them out in that order
+        Set<PackageInfo> allClassKeys = allClasses.keySet();
+        PackageInfo[] allPackages = allClassKeys.toArray(new PackageInfo[allClassKeys.size()]);
+        Arrays.sort(allPackages, PackageInfo.comparator);
+
+        xmlWriter.println("<api>");
+        for (PackageInfo pack : allPackages) {
+            writePackageXML(xmlWriter, pack, allClasses.get(pack), notStrippable);
+        }
+        xmlWriter.println("</api>");
+    }
+    
+    static void writePackageXML(PrintStream xmlWriter, PackageInfo pack, List<ClassInfo> classList,
+                                HashSet notStrippable) {
+        ClassInfo[] classes = classList.toArray(new ClassInfo[classList.size()]);
+        Arrays.sort(classes, ClassInfo.comparator);
+        xmlWriter.println("<package name=\"" + pack.name() + "\"\n"
+                //+ " source=\"" + pack.position() + "\"\n" 
+                + ">");
+        for (ClassInfo cl : classes) {
+            writeClassXML(xmlWriter, cl, notStrippable);
+        }
+        xmlWriter.println("</package>");
+      
+      
+    }
+    
+    static void writeClassXML(PrintStream xmlWriter, ClassInfo cl, HashSet notStrippable) {
+        String scope = DroidDoc.scope(cl);
+        String deprecatedString = "";
+        String declString = (cl.isInterface()) ? "interface" : "class";
+        if (cl.isDeprecated()) {
+            deprecatedString = "deprecated";
+        } else {
+            deprecatedString = "not deprecated";
+        }
+        xmlWriter.println("<" + declString + " name=\"" + cl.name() + "\"");
+        if (!cl.isInterface() && !cl.qualifiedName().equals("java.lang.Object")) {
+            xmlWriter.println(" extends=\"" + ((cl.realSuperclass() == null)
+                            ? "java.lang.Object"
+                            : cl.realSuperclass().qualifiedName()) + "\"");
+        }
+        xmlWriter.println(" abstract=\"" + cl.isAbstract() + "\"\n"
+                + " static=\"" + cl.isStatic() + "\"\n"
+                + " final=\"" + cl.isFinal() + "\"\n"
+                + " deprecated=\"" + deprecatedString + "\"\n"
+                + " visibility=\"" + scope + "\"\n"
+                //+ " source=\"" + cl.position() + "\"\n"
+                + ">");
+        
+        ClassInfo[] interfaces = cl.realInterfaces();
+        Arrays.sort(interfaces, ClassInfo.comparator);
+        for (ClassInfo iface : interfaces) {
+            if (notStrippable.contains(iface)) {
+                xmlWriter.println("<implements name=\"" + iface.qualifiedName() + "\">");
+                xmlWriter.println("</implements>");
+            }
+        }
+        
+        MethodInfo[] constructors = cl.constructors();
+        Arrays.sort(constructors, MethodInfo.comparator);
+        for (MethodInfo mi : constructors) {
+            writeConstructorXML(xmlWriter, mi);
+        }
+       
+        MethodInfo[] methods = cl.allSelfMethods();
+        Arrays.sort(methods, MethodInfo.comparator);
+        for (MethodInfo mi : methods) {
+            if (!methodIsOverride(mi)) {
+                writeMethodXML(xmlWriter, mi);
+            }
+        }
+       
+        FieldInfo[] fields = cl.allSelfFields();
+        Arrays.sort(fields, FieldInfo.comparator);
+        for (FieldInfo fi : fields) {
+            writeFieldXML(xmlWriter, fi);
+        }
+        xmlWriter.println("</" + declString + ">");
+        
+    }
+    
+    static void writeMethodXML(PrintStream xmlWriter, MethodInfo mi) {
+        String scope = DroidDoc.scope(mi);
+        String deprecatedString = "";
+        if (mi.isDeprecated()) {
+            deprecatedString = "deprecated";
+        } else {
+            deprecatedString = "not deprecated";
+        }
+        xmlWriter.println("<method name=\"" + mi.name() + "\"\n" 
+                + ((mi.returnType() != null)
+                        ? " return=\"" + mi.returnType().qualifiedTypeName() + "\"\n"
+                        : "") 
+                + " abstract=\"" + mi.isAbstract() + "\"\n"
+                + " native=\"" + mi.isNative() + "\"\n"
+                + " synchronized=\"" + mi.isSynchronized() + "\"\n"
+                + " static=\"" + mi.isStatic() + "\"\n"
+                + " final=\"" + mi.isFinal() + "\"\n"
+                + " deprecated=\""+ deprecatedString + "\"\n"
+                + " visibility=\"" + scope + "\"\n"
+                //+ " source=\"" + mi.position() + "\"\n"
+                + ">");
+
+        // write parameters in declaration order
+        for (ParameterInfo pi : mi.parameters()) {
+            writeParameterXML(xmlWriter, pi);
+        }
+        
+        // but write exceptions in canonicalized order
+        ClassInfo[] exceptions = mi.thrownExceptions();
+        Arrays.sort(exceptions, ClassInfo.comparator);
+        for (ClassInfo pi : exceptions) {
+          xmlWriter.println("<exception name=\"" + pi.name() +"\" type=\"" + pi.qualifiedName()
+                            + "\">");
+          xmlWriter.println("</exception>");
+        }
+        xmlWriter.println("</method>");
+    }
+    
+    static void writeConstructorXML(PrintStream xmlWriter, MethodInfo mi) {
+        String scope = DroidDoc.scope(mi);
+        String deprecatedString = "";
+        if (mi.isDeprecated()) {
+            deprecatedString = "deprecated";
+        } else {
+            deprecatedString = "not deprecated";
+        }
+        xmlWriter.println("<constructor name=\"" + mi.name() + "\"\n"
+                + " type=\"" + mi.containingClass().qualifiedName() + "\"\n"
+                + " static=\"" + mi.isStatic() + "\"\n"
+                + " final=\"" + mi.isFinal() + "\"\n"
+                + " deprecated=\"" + deprecatedString + "\"\n"
+                + " visibility=\"" + scope +"\"\n"
+                //+ " source=\"" + mi.position() + "\"\n"
+                + ">");
+
+        ClassInfo[] exceptions = mi.thrownExceptions();
+        Arrays.sort(exceptions, ClassInfo.comparator);
+        for (ClassInfo pi : exceptions) {
+            xmlWriter.println("<exception name=\"" + pi.name() +"\" type=\"" + pi.qualifiedName()
+                              + "\">");
+            xmlWriter.println("</exception>");
+        }
+        xmlWriter.println("</constructor>");
+  }
+    
+    static void writeParameterXML(PrintStream xmlWriter, ParameterInfo pi) {
+        xmlWriter.println("<parameter name=\"" + pi.name() + "\" type=\"" +
+                          pi.type().qualifiedTypeName() + "\">");
+        xmlWriter.println("</parameter>");
+    }
+    
+    static void writeFieldXML(PrintStream xmlWriter, FieldInfo fi) {
+        String scope = DroidDoc.scope(fi);
+        String deprecatedString = "";
+        if (fi.isDeprecated()) {
+            deprecatedString = "deprecated";
+        } else {
+            deprecatedString = "not deprecated";
+        }
+        //need to make sure value is valid XML
+        String value  = makeXMLcompliant(fi.constantLiteralValue());
+        xmlWriter.println("<field name=\"" + fi.name() +"\"\n"
+                          + " type=\"" + fi.type().qualifiedTypeName() + "\"\n"
+                          + " transient=\"" + fi.isTransient() + "\"\n"
+                          + " volatile=\"" + fi.isVolatile() + "\"\n"
+                          + (fieldIsInitialized(fi) ? " value=\"" + value + "\"\n" : "") 
+                          + " static=\"" + fi.isStatic() + "\"\n"
+                          + " final=\"" + fi.isFinal() + "\"\n"
+                          + " deprecated=\"" + deprecatedString + "\"\n"
+                          + " visibility=\"" + scope + "\"\n"
+                          //+ " source=\"" + fi.position() + "\"\n"
+                          + ">");
+        xmlWriter.println("</field>");
+    }
+    
+    static String makeXMLcompliant(String s) {
+        String returnString = "";
+        returnString = s.replaceAll("&", "&amp;");
+        returnString = returnString.replaceAll("<", "&lt;");
+        returnString = returnString.replaceAll(">", "&gt;");
+        returnString = returnString.replaceAll("\"", "&quot;");
+        returnString = returnString.replaceAll("'", "&pos;");
+        return returnString;
+    }
+}
+