Byte Buddy 1.13.0

• Complete MemberSubstitution API which now retains the original instruction for invocation.
• Allow excluding methods from a MethodGraph.Compiler using an ElementMatcher.
• Add a filtering ClassFileLocator.
• Add a matcher for a type's ClassFileVersion.
• Unify resolution of constant values by introducing a ConstantValue API.
• Do not exclude ToThrown assignment on void methods.
• Allow constructors as target in MemberSubstitution.

Byte Buddy 1.12.23

• Allow using ClassFileLocator to AgentBuilder to append boot-injected types.
• Add RenamingPlugin that allows for migration of names using the build plugin.
• Add wrapper method to ForAdvice transformation to allow for easier wrapping.
• Fix Gradle plugin raw folder and improve detection of unused configurations.
• Add additional default Steps to MemberSubstitution to reduce need for custom bytecode generation.

Byte Buddy 1.12.22

• Support MethodHandle and MethodType in Advice.Origin annotation.
• Support MethodHandles.Lookup in Origin and Advice.Origin annotations.
• Use modern API for Gradle Android API, if available, to avoid now failing cast.

Byte Buddy 1.12.21

• Create a Gradle source set for each JVM build automatically to reduce boilerplate.
• Fix Gradle plugin class loading to use correct class loader.
• Use updated release plugin to avoid outdated timestamp in jar.

Byte Buddy 1.12.20

• Avoid stack overflow error when type variable cannot be resolve during error message generation.
• Allow dumping error message to file when remote attach fails.

Byte Buddy 1.12.19

• Avoid possible lock through circular class loading of TypeDescription subtypes.
• Avoid access error when using unsafe API on Java 17 with an active security manager.
• Close URL class loader used in Gradle plugin.

Byte Buddy 1.12.18

• Allow writing to field from enter Advice in constructor, as byte code allows it.
• Refactor Android plugin processor to avoid skipping local classes.
• Improve staleness filter for Maven plugin.
• Fix incorrect resolution of custom bound invokedynamic values in Advice.

Byte Buddy 1.12.17

• Use decorating EntryPoint in Android Gradle plugin.
• Introduce PatchMode on AgentBuilder patching to allow for control over overlap.

Byte Buddy 1.12.16

• Fix Gradle release script to publish plugin.

Byte Buddy 1.12.15

• Introduce ClassVisitorFactory which allows to translate to and from class wrappers in a different ASM namespace.
• Allow builders to change to ClassVisitors.
• Add support for Android instrumentation from Gradle plugin.