From Java bytecode to instant class diagrams with Class Visualizer
summary
Class Visualizer generates complete class diagrams directly from Java bytecode input and uses only the Java standard APIs, so it handles modern language constructs without source parsing. It loads tens of thousands of classes (demo: Java stdlib ~17,500 classes in 7.66 seconds, and reported work on a 48,000-class codebase where IDEs/analysis tools fail), shows class contents split into five member categories, colors project vs external types, resolves Maven deps, exports diagrams and text, and is cross-platform Java/Swing.
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chapters (8)
- 0:00Start
- 2:20What Is Class Visualizer
- 11:49Demos
- 12:59Dependencies
- 14:46Load the Project
- 19:53Annotations
- 33:51Analyzing Fat Jars
- 36:40Dependencies between Packages
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