How to use java annotations to modify source code before final compilation?

Question

I\'ve read from the apt tool page that one can create AnnotationProcessors to generate new derived files (source files, class files, deployment descriptors, etc.). I am looking

Answer 1

When I am going to generate the version for distribution it, I have a class that override all the constants with the Ofuscated String call:

This is the process:

1. I run my ANT, that copy all the code in other place.
2. The ANT call to OfuscateJavaConstant.
3. I Compile the code.

The ANT:

The Java Ofuscate code (ObfuscatedString):

public static void main(String[] args) {
    if ( args!=null ){
        String[] ficheros = args[0].split(";");

        if ( args!=ficheros )
            for (String ruta:ficheros)
                ofuscateConstantClass( ruta );
    }
}

private static void ofuscateConstantClass( String fileName ){

    File archivo = null;
    FileReader fr = null;
    BufferedReader br = null;
    List sb  = new ArrayList();
    FileWriter fichero = null;
    PrintWriter pw = null;

    try{
        archivo = new File( fileName );
        fr = new FileReader (archivo);
        br = new BufferedReader(fr);
        String linea;
        while( (linea=br.readLine())!=null ){

            String noWhite = linea.trim().replaceAll(" +", " ");

            if ( noWhite.toLowerCase().startsWith("public static final string") && noWhite.endsWith("\";") ){

                String firstPart = noWhite.substring(0, noWhite.indexOf("\"") );
                String constant = noWhite.substring(noWhite.indexOf("\"")+1, noWhite.lastIndexOf("\"") );
                String ofuscatedConstant = obfuscate( constant );
                String secondPart = noWhite.substring(noWhite.lastIndexOf("\"")+1 );
                sb.add( firstPart + ofuscatedConstant + secondPart );
                System.out.println( constant + "-->" + ofuscatedConstant );
            } else
                sb.add( linea );
        }

        fichero = new FileWriter( fileName );
        pw = new PrintWriter(fichero);
        for (String s:sb)
            pw.println( s );

    } catch ( Exception e){

    } finally {
         try{
             if( null != fr )
                 fr.close();
             if( null != pw )
                 pw.close();
             if( null != fichero )
                 fichero.close();
         }catch (Exception e2){
            e2.printStackTrace();
         }
    }

}

Hope it helps :)