由于我们要研究的是类，经过一系列的跟踪调试，来到了关于类的加载的地方，定位到的代码位置是realizeClassWithoutSwift，那么就进入该方法，看看它究竟做了些什么操作。
realizeClassWithoutSwift分析
/***********************************************************************
* realizeClassWithoutSwift
* Performs first-time initialization on class cls,
* including allocating its read-write data.
* Does not perform any Swift-side initialization.
* Returns the real class structure for the class.
* Locking: runtimeLock must be write-locked by the caller
**********************************************************************/
static Class realizeClassWithoutSwift(Class cls, Class previously)
{
runtimeLock.assertLocked();
class_rw_t *rw;
Class supercls;
Class metacls;
if (!cls) return nil;
if (cls->isRealized()) {
validateAlreadyRealizedClass(cls);
return cls;
}
ASSERT(cls == remapClass(cls));
// fixme verify class is not in an un-dlopened part of the shared cache?
auto ro = (const class_ro_t *)cls->data();
auto isMeta = ro->flags & RO_META;
if (ro->flags & RO_FUTURE) {
// This was a future class. rw data is already allocated.
rw = cls->data();
ro = cls->data()->ro();
ASSERT(!isMeta);
cls->changeInfo(RW_REALIZED|RW_REALIZING, RW_FUTURE);
} else {
// Normal class. Allocate writeable class data.
rw = objc::zalloc<class_rw_t>();
rw->set_ro(ro);//将ro 拷贝到 rw 里面
rw->flags = RW_REALIZED|RW_REALIZING|isMeta;
cls->setData(rw);
}
cls->cache.initializeToEmptyOrPreoptimizedInDisguise();
#if FAST_CACHE_META
if (isMeta) cls->cache.setBit(FAST_CACHE_META);
#endif
// Choose an index for this class.
// Sets cls->instancesRequireRawIsa if indexes no more indexes are available
cls->chooseClassArrayIndex();
if (PrintConnecting) {
_objc_inform("CLASS: realizing class '%s'%s %p %p #%u %s%s",
cls->nameForLogging(), isMeta ? " (meta)" : "",
(void*)cls, ro, cls->classArrayIndex(),
cls->isSwiftStable() ? "(swift)" : "",
cls->isSwiftLegacy() ? "(pre-stable swift)" : "");
}
// Realize superclass and metaclass, if they aren't already.
// This needs to be done after RW_REALIZED is set above, for root classes.
// This needs to be done after class index is chosen, for root metaclasses.
// This assumes that none of those classes have Swift contents,
// or that Swift's initializers have already been called.
// fixme that assumption will be wrong if we add support
// for ObjC subclasses of Swift classes.
supercls = realizeClassWithoutSwift(remapClass(cls->getSuperclass()), nil);
metacls = realizeClassWithoutSwift(remapClass(cls->ISA()), nil);
#if SUPPORT_NONPOINTER_ISA
if (isMeta) {
// Metaclasses do not need any features from non pointer ISA
// This allows for a faspath for classes in objc_retain/objc_release.
cls->setInstancesRequireRawIsa();
} else {
// Disable non-pointer isa for some classes and/or platforms.
// Set instancesRequireRawIsa.
bool instancesRequireRawIsa = cls->instancesRequireRawIsa();
bool rawIsaIsInherited = false;
static bool hackedDispatch = false;
if (DisableNonpointerIsa) {
// Non-pointer isa disabled by environment or app SDK version
instancesRequireRawIsa = true;
}
else if (!hackedDispatch && 0 == strcmp(ro->getName(), "OS_object"))
{
// hack for libdispatch et al - isa also acts as vtable pointer
hackedDispatch = true;
instancesRequireRawIsa = true;
}
else if (supercls && supercls->getSuperclass() &&
supercls->instancesRequireRawIsa())
{
// This is also propagated by addSubclass()
// but nonpointer isa setup needs it earlier.
// Special case: instancesRequireRawIsa does not propagate
// from root class to root metaclass
instancesRequireRawIsa = true;
rawIsaIsInherited = true;
}
if (instancesRequireRawIsa) {
cls->setInstancesRequireRawIsaRecursively(rawIsaIsInherited);
}
}
// SUPPORT_NONPOINTER_ISA
#endif
/**
这里结合上面的两行代码 supercls = realizeClassWithoutSwift(remapClass(cls->getSuperclass()), nil);
metacls = realizeClassWithoutSwift(remapClass(cls->ISA()), nil);
证明了 isa 和 superclass的走位图
*/
// Update superclass and metaclass in case of remapping
cls->setSuperclass(supercls);
cls->initClassIsa(metacls);
// Reconcile instance variable offsets / layout.
// This may reallocate class_ro_t, updating our ro variable.
if (supercls && !isMeta) reconcileInstanceVariables(cls, supercls, ro);
// Set fastInstanceSize if it wasn't set already.
cls->setInstanceSize(ro->instanceSize);
// Copy some flags from ro to rw
if (ro->flags & RO_HAS_CXX_STRUCTORS) {
cls->setHasCxxDtor();
if (! (ro->flags & RO_HAS_CXX_DTOR_ONLY)) {
cls->setHasCxxCtor();
}
}
// Propagate the associated objects forbidden flag from ro or from
// the superclass.
if ((ro->flags & RO_FORBIDS_ASSOCIATED_OBJECTS) ||
(supercls && supercls->forbidsAssociatedObjects()))
{
rw->flags |= RW_FORBIDS_ASSOCIATED_OBJECTS;
}
// Connect this class to its superclass's subclass lists
if (supercls) {
addSubclass(supercls, cls);
} else {
addRootClass(cls);
}
// Attach categories
methodizeClass(cls, previously);
return cls;
}
小结： 该方法对 rw-ro 、superclass 、 isa等做了处理
methodizeClass分析
/***********************************************************************
* methodizeClass
* Fixes up cls's method list, protocol list, and property list.
* Attaches any outstanding categories.
* Locking: runtimeLock must be held by the caller
**********************************************************************/
static void methodizeClass(Class cls, Class previously)
{
runtimeLock.assertLocked();
bool isMeta = cls->isMetaClass();
auto rw = cls->data();
auto ro = rw->ro();
auto rwe = rw->ext();
// Methodizing for the first time
if (PrintConnecting) {
_objc_inform("CLASS: methodizing class '%s' %s",
cls->nameForLogging(), isMeta ? "(meta)" : "");
}
// Install methods and properties that the class implements itself.
method_list_t *list = ro->baseMethods();
if (list) {
//对方法进行排序等操作
prepareMethodLists(cls, &list, 1, YES, isBundleClass(cls), nullptr);
if (rwe) rwe->methods.attachLists(&list, 1);
}
property_list_t *proplist = ro->baseProperties;
if (rwe && proplist) {
rwe->properties.attachLists(&proplist, 1);
}
protocol_list_t *protolist = ro->baseProtocols;
if (rwe && protolist) {
rwe->protocols.attachLists(&protolist, 1);
}
// Root classes get bonus method implementations if they don't have
// them already. These apply before category replacements.
if (cls->isRootMetaclass()) {
// root metaclass
addMethod(cls, @selector(initialize), (IMP)&objc_noop_imp, "", NO);
}
// Attach categories.
if (previously) {
if (isMeta) {
objc::unattachedCategories.attachToClass(cls, previously,
ATTACH_METACLASS);
} else {
// When a class relocates, categories with class methods
// may be registered on the class itself rather than on
// the metaclass. Tell attachToClass to look for those.
objc::unattachedCategories.attachToClass(cls, previously,
ATTACH_CLASS_AND_METACLASS);
}
}
objc::unattachedCategories.attachToClass(cls, cls,
isMeta ? ATTACH_METACLASS : ATTACH_CLASS);
#if DEBUG
// Debug: sanity-check all SELs; log method list contents
for (const auto& meth : rw->methods()) {
if (PrintConnecting) {
_objc_inform("METHOD %c[%s %s]", isMeta ? '+' : '-',
cls->nameForLogging(), sel_getName(meth.name()));
}
ASSERT(sel_registerName(sel_getName(meth.name())) == meth.name());
}
#endif
}
懒加载与非懒加载类
节约内存，提升加载速度。
分类的本质探索
void attachToClass(Class cls, Class previously, int flags)
{
runtimeLock.assertLocked();
ASSERT((flags & ATTACH_CLASS) ||
(flags & ATTACH_METACLASS) ||
(flags & ATTACH_CLASS_AND_METACLASS));
auto &map = get();
auto it = map.find(previously);
if (it != map.end()) {
category_list &list = it->second;
if (flags & ATTACH_CLASS_AND_METACLASS) {
int otherFlags = flags & ~ATTACH_CLASS_AND_METACLASS;
attachCategories(cls, list.array(), list.count(), otherFlags | ATTACH_CLASS);
attachCategories(cls->ISA(), list.array(), list.count(), otherFlags | ATTACH_METACLASS);
} else {
attachCategories(cls, list.array(), list.count(), flags);
}
map.erase(it);
}
}
struct category_t {
const char *name;
classref_t cls;
WrappedPtr<method_list_t, PtrauthStrip> instanceMethods;
WrappedPtr<method_list_t, PtrauthStrip> classMethods;
struct protocol_list_t *protocols;
struct property_list_t *instanceProperties;
// Fields below this point are not always present on disk.
struct property_list_t *_classProperties;
method_list_t *methodsForMeta(bool isMeta) {
if (isMeta) return classMethods;
else return instanceMethods;
}
property_list_t *propertiesForMeta(bool isMeta, struct header_info *hi);
protocol_list_t *protocolsForMeta(bool isMeta) {
if (isMeta) return nullptr;
else return protocols;
}
};
