Expanding Swift/Java Interoperability

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Jextract gains a new JNI mode that falls back to JNI instead of the new FFM API so generated Java runs on Java 11+ and Android; the project implements enums, protocols, opaque types, existentials and throwing functions, and automatically emits the JNI glue that would otherwise be ~368 lines per Swift enum case. Generated caching of class refs and method IDs yields a measured 35% improvement. The feature is implemented and Android compatible.

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1. 0:00Introduction to project
2. 0:17Swift-Java interoperability
3. 4:52Technical implementation
4. 10:45Future work and conclusion

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