[GROOVY-556] API does not support providing a custom metaclass for a Class

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 1.0-JSR-2
• Component/s: groovy-jdk
• Environment: Mac os X 10.3.4, java 1.4.2
• Assignee: Dierk König
• Reporter: John Stump
• Created: 30/Jun/04 11:22
• Updated: 07/Jun/05 09:26
• Resolved: 07/Jun/05 09:26

Description

This was discussed earlier in the groovy-dev forum. There is no API to register a new MetaClass, nor access the MetaClassRegistry (which is needed to construct a MetaClass). You can register a metaclass on a groovy object, but not on a class.