How can one parse the kotlin metadata from a `.cla...

# compiler

[Youssef Shoaib [MOD]]

How can one parse the kotlin metadata from a .class file? kotlinx-metadata-jvm seems to give no information whatsoever about how to do this and assumes that either you're going to get it "reflectively" or "through other means". Is there an easy way to get the metadata out quickly, or would I have to go into ASM?

[ephemient]

you're either going to need to load the class or use a classfile parser (which ASM can do)

[udalov]

Here’s an example using ASM: https://github.com/udalov/kotlin-vim/blob/4e94ec5d3c821daaeac40c4d243cb55d07924fd2/syntax/generate-stdlib-class-names.main.kts#L43