本文主要讲解Cateogry的原理
主要手段还是通过查看clang编译后的代码来分析

首先我们直接先创建个ZQmodel类再为其添加个分类ZQmodel+test下面是源码

@interface ZQmodel : NSObject
@end

#import "ZQmodel.h"
@implementation ZQmodel
@end

#import "ZQmodel.h"
@interface ZQmodel (test)<NSPortDelegate,NSObject>
@property (nonatomic,strong)NSArray* array;
@property (nonatomic,copy) NSString* str;
@property (nonatomic,assign)NSInteger* age;
- (void)test1;
+ (void)test2;
@end

#import "ZQmodel+test.h"
@implementation ZQmodel (test)
- (void)test1{
    NSLog(@"---");
}
+ (void)test2{
    NSLog(@"+++");
}
@end

然后通过clang编译ZQmodel+test.m clang -x objective-c -rewrite-objc -isysroot /Users/admin/Desktop/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/iPhoneSimulator.platform/Developer/SDKs/iPhoneSimulator.sdk ZQmodel+test.m 斜体是自己的路径

struct _category_t {
    const char *name;
    struct _class_t *cls;
    const struct _method_list_t *instance_methods;
    const struct _method_list_t *class_methods;
    const struct _protocol_list_t *protocols;
    const struct _prop_list_t *properties;
};

category在编译时期会生成 _category_t结构体,结构体中包含类名，类对象指针，instance、class 方法列表，protocols列表，属性列表

static struct _category_t _OBJC_$_CATEGORY_ZQmodel_$_test __attribute__ ((used, section ("__DATA,__objc_const"))) = 
{
    "ZQmodel",
    0, // &OBJC_CLASS_$_ZQmodel,
    (const struct _method_list_t *)&_OBJC_$_CATEGORY_INSTANCE_METHODS_ZQmodel_$_test,
    (const struct _method_list_t *)&_OBJC_$_CATEGORY_CLASS_METHODS_ZQmodel_$_test,
    (const struct _protocol_list_t *)&_OBJC_CATEGORY_PROTOCOLS_$_ZQmodel_$_test,
    (const struct _prop_list_t *)&_OBJC_$_PROP_LIST_ZQmodel_$_test,
};

同时在文件中还有一个_category_t类型的_OBJC_$_CATEGORY_ZQmodel_$_test为每一个属性赋值

//instance方法列表
static struct /*_method_list_t*/ {
    unsigned int entsize;  // sizeof(struct _objc_method)
    unsigned int method_count;
    struct _objc_method method_list[1];
} _OBJC_$_CATEGORY_INSTANCE_METHODS_ZQmodel_$_test __attribute__ ((used, section ("__DATA,__objc_const"))) = {
    sizeof(_objc_method),
    1,
    {{(struct objc_selector *)"test1", "v16@0:8", (void *)_I_ZQmodel_test_test1}}
};

//class方法列表
static struct /*_method_list_t*/ {
    unsigned int entsize;  // sizeof(struct _objc_method)
    unsigned int method_count;
    struct _objc_method method_list[1];
} _OBJC_$_CATEGORY_CLASS_METHODS_ZQmodel_$_test __attribute__ ((used, section ("__DATA,__objc_const"))) = {
    sizeof(_objc_method),
    1,
    {{(struct objc_selector *)"test2", "v16@0:8", (void *)_C_ZQmodel_test_test2}}
};

//protocol列表
static struct /*_protocol_list_t*/ {
    long protocol_count;  // Note, this is 32/64 bit
    struct _protocol_t *super_protocols[2];
} _OBJC_CATEGORY_PROTOCOLS_$_ZQmodel_$_test __attribute__ ((used, section ("__DATA,__objc_const"))) = {
    2,
    &_OBJC_PROTOCOL_NSPortDelegate,
    &_OBJC_PROTOCOL_NSObject
};

//属性列表
static struct /*_prop_list_t*/ {
    unsigned int entsize;  // sizeof(struct _prop_t)
    unsigned int count_of_properties;
    struct _prop_t prop_list[3];
} _OBJC_$_PROP_LIST_ZQmodel_$_test __attribute__ ((used, section ("__DATA,__objc_const"))) = {
    sizeof(_prop_t),
    3,
    {{"array","T@\"NSArray\",&,N"},
    {"str","T@\"NSString\",C,N"},
    {"age","T^q,N"}}
};

这里的源码展示了 instance方法列表_OBJC_$_CATEGORY_INSTANCE_METHODS_ZQmodel_$_test 的数据结构和具体数据、 class方法列表_OBJC_$_CATEGORY_CLASS_METHODS_ZQmodel_$_test 的数据结构和具体数据、protocol列表_OBJC_CATEGORY_PROTOCOLS_$_ZQmodel_$_test 的数据结构和具体数据、属性列表_OBJC_$_PROP_LIST_ZQmodel_$_test的数据结构和具体数据

上面的容让我们看到了category编译器所做的事情，接着我们去源码中看下category的实现原理

struct category_t {
    const char *name;
    classref_t cls;
    struct method_list_t *instanceMethods;
    struct method_list_t *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);
};

objc-os.mm 文件

runtime初始化

void _objc_init(void)
{
    static bool initialized = false;
    if (initialized) return;
    initialized = true;
    
    // fixme defer initialization until an objc-using image is found?
    environ_init();
    tls_init();
    static_init();
    lock_init();
    exception_init();

    _dyld_objc_notify_register(&map_images, load_images, unmap_image);
}

map_images

void
map_images(unsigned count, const char * const paths[],
           const struct mach_header * const mhdrs[])
{
    mutex_locker_t lock(runtimeLock);
    return map_images_nolock(count, paths, mhdrs);
}

map_images_nolock

void 
map_images_nolock(unsigned mhCount, const char * const mhPaths[],
                  const struct mach_header * const mhdrs[])
{
    static bool firstTime = YES;
    header_info *hList[mhCount];
    uint32_t hCount;
    size_t selrefCount = 0;

    // Perform first-time initialization if necessary.
    // This function is called before ordinary library initializers. 
    // fixme defer initialization until an objc-using image is found?
    if (firstTime) {
        preopt_init();
    }

    if (PrintImages) {
        _objc_inform("IMAGES: processing %u newly-mapped images...\n", mhCount);
    }


    // Find all images with Objective-C metadata.
    hCount = 0;

    // Count classes. Size various table based on the total.
    int totalClasses = 0;
    int unoptimizedTotalClasses = 0;
    {
        uint32_t i = mhCount;
        while (i--) {
            const headerType *mhdr = (const headerType *)mhdrs[i];

            auto hi = addHeader(mhdr, mhPaths[i], totalClasses, unoptimizedTotalClasses);
            if (!hi) {
                // no objc data in this entry
                continue;
            }
            
            if (mhdr->filetype == MH_EXECUTE) {
                // Size some data structures based on main executable's size
#if __OBJC2__
                size_t count;
                _getObjc2SelectorRefs(hi, &count);
                selrefCount += count;
                _getObjc2MessageRefs(hi, &count);
                selrefCount += count;
#else
                _getObjcSelectorRefs(hi, &selrefCount);
#endif
                
#if SUPPORT_GC_COMPAT
                // Halt if this is a GC app.
                if (shouldRejectGCApp(hi)) {
                    _objc_fatal_with_reason
                        (OBJC_EXIT_REASON_GC_NOT_SUPPORTED, 
                         OS_REASON_FLAG_CONSISTENT_FAILURE, 
                         "Objective-C garbage collection " 
                         "is no longer supported.");
                }
#endif
            }
            
            hList[hCount++] = hi;
            
            if (PrintImages) {
                _objc_inform("IMAGES: loading image for %s%s%s%s%s\n", 
                             hi->fname(),
                             mhdr->filetype == MH_BUNDLE ? " (bundle)" : "",
                             hi->info()->isReplacement() ? " (replacement)" : "",
                             hi->info()->hasCategoryClassProperties() ? " (has class properties)" : "",
                             hi->info()->optimizedByDyld()?" (preoptimized)":"");
            }
        }
    }

    // Perform one-time runtime initialization that must be deferred until 
    // the executable itself is found. This needs to be done before 
    // further initialization.
    // (The executable may not be present in this infoList if the 
    // executable does not contain Objective-C code but Objective-C 
    // is dynamically loaded later.
    if (firstTime) {
        sel_init(selrefCount);
        arr_init();

#if SUPPORT_GC_COMPAT
        // Reject any GC images linked to the main executable.
        // We already rejected the app itself above.
        // Images loaded after launch will be rejected by dyld.

        for (uint32_t i = 0; i < hCount; i++) {
            auto hi = hList[i];
            auto mh = hi->mhdr();
            if (mh->filetype != MH_EXECUTE  &&  shouldRejectGCImage(mh)) {
                _objc_fatal_with_reason
                    (OBJC_EXIT_REASON_GC_NOT_SUPPORTED, 
                     OS_REASON_FLAG_CONSISTENT_FAILURE, 
                     "%s requires Objective-C garbage collection "
                     "which is no longer supported.", hi->fname());
            }
        }
#endif

#if TARGET_OS_OSX
        // Disable +initialize fork safety if the app is too old (< 10.13).
        // Disable +initialize fork safety if the app has a
        //   __DATA,__objc_fork_ok section.

        if (dyld_get_program_sdk_version() < DYLD_MACOSX_VERSION_10_13) {
            DisableInitializeForkSafety = true;
            if (PrintInitializing) {
                _objc_inform("INITIALIZE: disabling +initialize fork "
                             "safety enforcement because the app is "
                             "too old (SDK version " SDK_FORMAT ")",
                             FORMAT_SDK(dyld_get_program_sdk_version()));
            }
        }

        for (uint32_t i = 0; i < hCount; i++) {
            auto hi = hList[i];
            auto mh = hi->mhdr();
            if (mh->filetype != MH_EXECUTE) continue;
            unsigned long size;
            if (getsectiondata(hi->mhdr(), "__DATA", "__objc_fork_ok", &size)) {
                DisableInitializeForkSafety = true;
                if (PrintInitializing) {
                    _objc_inform("INITIALIZE: disabling +initialize fork "
                                 "safety enforcement because the app has "
                                 "a __DATA,__objc_fork_ok section");
                }
            }
            break;  // assume only one MH_EXECUTE image
        }
#endif

    }

    if (hCount > 0) {
        //镜像、模块
        _read_images(hList, hCount, totalClasses, unoptimizedTotalClasses);
    }

    firstTime = NO;
}

_read_images

void _read_images(header_info **hList, uint32_t hCount, int totalClasses, int unoptimizedTotalClasses)
{
    header_info *hi;
    uint32_t hIndex;
    size_t count;
    size_t i;
    Class *resolvedFutureClasses = nil;
    size_t resolvedFutureClassCount = 0;
    static bool doneOnce;
    TimeLogger ts(PrintImageTimes);

    runtimeLock.assertLocked();

#define EACH_HEADER \
    hIndex = 0;         \
    hIndex < hCount && (hi = hList[hIndex]); \
    hIndex++

    if (!doneOnce) {
        doneOnce = YES;

#if SUPPORT_NONPOINTER_ISA
        // Disable non-pointer isa under some conditions.

# if SUPPORT_INDEXED_ISA
        // Disable nonpointer isa if any image contains old Swift code
        for (EACH_HEADER) {
            if (hi->info()->containsSwift()  &&
                hi->info()->swiftUnstableVersion() < objc_image_info::SwiftVersion3)
            {
                DisableNonpointerIsa = true;
                if (PrintRawIsa) {
                    _objc_inform("RAW ISA: disabling non-pointer isa because "
                                 "the app or a framework contains Swift code "
                                 "older than Swift 3.0");
                }
                break;
            }
        }
# endif

# if TARGET_OS_OSX
        // Disable non-pointer isa if the app is too old
        // (linked before OS X 10.11)
        if (dyld_get_program_sdk_version() < DYLD_MACOSX_VERSION_10_11) {
            DisableNonpointerIsa = true;
            if (PrintRawIsa) {
                _objc_inform("RAW ISA: disabling non-pointer isa because "
                             "the app is too old (SDK version " SDK_FORMAT ")",
                             FORMAT_SDK(dyld_get_program_sdk_version()));
            }
        }

        // Disable non-pointer isa if the app has a __DATA,__objc_rawisa section
        // New apps that load old extensions may need this.
        for (EACH_HEADER) {
            if (hi->mhdr()->filetype != MH_EXECUTE) continue;
            unsigned long size;
            if (getsectiondata(hi->mhdr(), "__DATA", "__objc_rawisa", &size)) {
                DisableNonpointerIsa = true;
                if (PrintRawIsa) {
                    _objc_inform("RAW ISA: disabling non-pointer isa because "
                                 "the app has a __DATA,__objc_rawisa section");
                }
            }
            break;  // assume only one MH_EXECUTE image
        }
# endif

#endif

        if (DisableTaggedPointers) {
            disableTaggedPointers();
        }
        
        initializeTaggedPointerObfuscator();

        if (PrintConnecting) {
            _objc_inform("CLASS: found %d classes during launch", totalClasses);
        }

        // namedClasses
        // Preoptimized classes don't go in this table.
        // 4/3 is NXMapTable's load factor
        int namedClassesSize = 
            (isPreoptimized() ? unoptimizedTotalClasses : totalClasses) * 4 / 3;
        gdb_objc_realized_classes =
            NXCreateMapTable(NXStrValueMapPrototype, namedClassesSize);
        
        allocatedClasses = NXCreateHashTable(NXPtrPrototype, 0, nil);
        
        ts.log("IMAGE TIMES: first time tasks");
    }


    // Discover classes. Fix up unresolved future classes. Mark bundle classes.

    for (EACH_HEADER) {
        classref_t *classlist = _getObjc2ClassList(hi, &count);
        
        if (! mustReadClasses(hi)) {
            // Image is sufficiently optimized that we need not call readClass()
            continue;
        }

        bool headerIsBundle = hi->isBundle();
        bool headerIsPreoptimized = hi->isPreoptimized();

        for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
            Class cls = (Class)classlist[i];
            Class newCls = readClass(cls, headerIsBundle, headerIsPreoptimized);

            if (newCls != cls  &&  newCls) {
                // Class was moved but not deleted. Currently this occurs 
                // only when the new class resolved a future class.
                // Non-lazily realize the class below.
                resolvedFutureClasses = (Class *)
                    realloc(resolvedFutureClasses, 
                            (resolvedFutureClassCount+1) * sizeof(Class));
                resolvedFutureClasses[resolvedFutureClassCount++] = newCls;
            }
        }
    }

    ts.log("IMAGE TIMES: discover classes");

    // Fix up remapped classes
    // Class list and nonlazy class list remain unremapped.
    // Class refs and super refs are remapped for message dispatching.
    
    if (!noClassesRemapped()) {
        for (EACH_HEADER) {
            Class *classrefs = _getObjc2ClassRefs(hi, &count);
            for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
                remapClassRef(&classrefs[i]);
            }
            // fixme why doesn't test future1 catch the absence of this?
            classrefs = _getObjc2SuperRefs(hi, &count);
            for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
                remapClassRef(&classrefs[i]);
            }
        }
    }

    ts.log("IMAGE TIMES: remap classes");

    // Fix up @selector references
    static size_t UnfixedSelectors;
    {
        mutex_locker_t lock(selLock);
        for (EACH_HEADER) {
            if (hi->isPreoptimized()) continue;
            
            bool isBundle = hi->isBundle();
            SEL *sels = _getObjc2SelectorRefs(hi, &count);
            UnfixedSelectors += count;
            for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
                const char *name = sel_cname(sels[i]);
                sels[i] = sel_registerNameNoLock(name, isBundle);
            }
        }
    }

    ts.log("IMAGE TIMES: fix up selector references");

#if SUPPORT_FIXUP
    // Fix up old objc_msgSend_fixup call sites
    for (EACH_HEADER) {
        message_ref_t *refs = _getObjc2MessageRefs(hi, &count);
        if (count == 0) continue;

        if (PrintVtables) {
            _objc_inform("VTABLES: repairing %zu unsupported vtable dispatch "
                         "call sites in %s", count, hi->fname());
        }
        for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
            fixupMessageRef(refs+i);
        }
    }

    ts.log("IMAGE TIMES: fix up objc_msgSend_fixup");
#endif

    // Discover protocols. Fix up protocol refs.
    for (EACH_HEADER) {
        extern objc_class OBJC_CLASS_$_Protocol;
        Class cls = (Class)&OBJC_CLASS_$_Protocol;
        assert(cls);
        NXMapTable *protocol_map = protocols();
        bool isPreoptimized = hi->isPreoptimized();
        bool isBundle = hi->isBundle();

        protocol_t **protolist = _getObjc2ProtocolList(hi, &count);
        for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
            readProtocol(protolist[i], cls, protocol_map, 
                         isPreoptimized, isBundle);
        }
    }

    ts.log("IMAGE TIMES: discover protocols");

    // Fix up @protocol references
    // Preoptimized images may have the right 
    // answer already but we don't know for sure.
    for (EACH_HEADER) {
        protocol_t **protolist = _getObjc2ProtocolRefs(hi, &count);
        for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
            remapProtocolRef(&protolist[i]);
        }
    }

    ts.log("IMAGE TIMES: fix up @protocol references");

    // Realize non-lazy classes (for +load methods and static instances)
    for (EACH_HEADER) {
        classref_t *classlist = 
            _getObjc2NonlazyClassList(hi, &count);
        for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
            Class cls = remapClass(classlist[i]);
            if (!cls) continue;

            // hack for class __ARCLite__, which didn't get this above
#if TARGET_OS_SIMULATOR
            if (cls->cache._buckets == (void*)&_objc_empty_cache  &&  
                (cls->cache._mask  ||  cls->cache._occupied)) 
            {
                cls->cache._mask = 0;
                cls->cache._occupied = 0;
            }
            if (cls->ISA()->cache._buckets == (void*)&_objc_empty_cache  &&  
                (cls->ISA()->cache._mask  ||  cls->ISA()->cache._occupied)) 
            {
                cls->ISA()->cache._mask = 0;
                cls->ISA()->cache._occupied = 0;
            }
#endif
            
            addClassTableEntry(cls);

            if (cls->isSwiftStable()) {
                if (cls->swiftMetadataInitializer()) {
                    _objc_fatal("Swift class %s with a metadata initializer "
                                "is not allowed to be non-lazy",
                                cls->nameForLogging());
                }
                // fixme also disallow relocatable classes
                // We can't disallow all Swift classes because of
                // classes like Swift.__EmptyArrayStorage
            }
            realizeClassWithoutSwift(cls);
        }
    }

    ts.log("IMAGE TIMES: realize non-lazy classes");

    // Realize newly-resolved future classes, in case CF manipulates them
    if (resolvedFutureClasses) {
        for (i = 0; i < resolvedFutureClassCount; i++) {
            Class cls = resolvedFutureClasses[i];
            if (cls->isSwiftStable()) {
                _objc_fatal("Swift class is not allowed to be future");
            }
            realizeClassWithoutSwift(cls);
            cls->setInstancesRequireRawIsa(false/*inherited*/);
        }
        free(resolvedFutureClasses);
    }    

    ts.log("IMAGE TIMES: realize future classes");

    //加载category数组
    // Discover categories. 
    for (EACH_HEADER) {
        category_t **catlist = 
            _getObjc2CategoryList(hi, &count);//category数组
        bool hasClassProperties = hi->info()->hasCategoryClassProperties();

        for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
            category_t *cat = catlist[i];
            Class cls = remapClass(cat->cls);

            if (!cls) {
                // Category's target class is missing (probably weak-linked).
                // Disavow any knowledge of this category.
                catlist[i] = nil;
                if (PrintConnecting) {
                    _objc_inform("CLASS: IGNORING category \?\?\?(%s) %p with "
                                 "missing weak-linked target class", 
                                 cat->name, cat);
                }
                continue;
            }

            // Process this category. 
            // First, register the category with its target class. 
            // Then, rebuild the class's method lists (etc) if 
            // the class is realized. 
            bool classExists = NO;
            if (cat->instanceMethods ||  cat->protocols  
                ||  cat->instanceProperties) 
            {
                addUnattachedCategoryForClass(cat, cls, hi);
                if (cls->isRealized()) {

                    remethodizeClass(cls); //看这里 加载class
                    classExists = YES;
                }
                if (PrintConnecting) {
                    _objc_inform("CLASS: found category -%s(%s) %s", 
                                 cls->nameForLogging(), cat->name, 
                                 classExists ? "on existing class" : "");
                }
            }

            if (cat->classMethods  ||  cat->protocols  
                ||  (hasClassProperties && cat->_classProperties)) 
            {
                addUnattachedCategoryForClass(cat, cls->ISA(), hi);
                if (cls->ISA()->isRealized()) {
                    remethodizeClass(cls->ISA()); //加载meta class 对象
                }
                if (PrintConnecting) {
                    _objc_inform("CLASS: found category +%s(%s)", 
                                 cls->nameForLogging(), cat->name);
                }
            }
        }
    }

    ts.log("IMAGE TIMES: discover categories");

    // Category discovery MUST BE LAST to avoid potential races 
    // when other threads call the new category code before 
    // this thread finishes its fixups.

    // +load handled by prepare_load_methods()

    if (DebugNonFragileIvars) {
        realizeAllClasses();
    }


    // Print preoptimization statistics
    if (PrintPreopt) {
        static unsigned int PreoptTotalMethodLists;
        static unsigned int PreoptOptimizedMethodLists;
        static unsigned int PreoptTotalClasses;
        static unsigned int PreoptOptimizedClasses;

        for (EACH_HEADER) {
            if (hi->isPreoptimized()) {
                _objc_inform("PREOPTIMIZATION: honoring preoptimized selectors "
                             "in %s", hi->fname());
            }
            else if (hi->info()->optimizedByDyld()) {
                _objc_inform("PREOPTIMIZATION: IGNORING preoptimized selectors "
                             "in %s", hi->fname());
            }

            classref_t *classlist = _getObjc2ClassList(hi, &count);
            for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
                Class cls = remapClass(classlist[i]);
                if (!cls) continue;

                PreoptTotalClasses++;
                if (hi->isPreoptimized()) {
                    PreoptOptimizedClasses++;
                }
                
                const method_list_t *mlist;
                if ((mlist = ((class_ro_t *)cls->data())->baseMethods())) {
                    PreoptTotalMethodLists++;
                    if (mlist->isFixedUp()) {
                        PreoptOptimizedMethodLists++;
                    }
                }
                if ((mlist=((class_ro_t *)cls->ISA()->data())->baseMethods())) {
                    PreoptTotalMethodLists++;
                    if (mlist->isFixedUp()) {
                        PreoptOptimizedMethodLists++;
                    }
                }
            }
        }

        _objc_inform("PREOPTIMIZATION: %zu selector references not "
                     "pre-optimized", UnfixedSelectors);
        _objc_inform("PREOPTIMIZATION: %u/%u (%.3g%%) method lists pre-sorted",
                     PreoptOptimizedMethodLists, PreoptTotalMethodLists, 
                     PreoptTotalMethodLists
                     ? 100.0*PreoptOptimizedMethodLists/PreoptTotalMethodLists 
                     : 0.0);
        _objc_inform("PREOPTIMIZATION: %u/%u (%.3g%%) classes pre-registered",
                     PreoptOptimizedClasses, PreoptTotalClasses, 
                     PreoptTotalClasses 
                     ? 100.0*PreoptOptimizedClasses/PreoptTotalClasses
                     : 0.0);
        _objc_inform("PREOPTIMIZATION: %zu protocol references not "
                     "pre-optimized", UnfixedProtocolReferences);
    }

#undef EACH_HEADER
}

remethodizeClass 从新组织方法

static void remethodizeClass(Class cls)
{
    category_list *cats;
    bool isMeta;

    runtimeLock.assertLocked();

    isMeta = cls->isMetaClass();

    // Re-methodizing: check for more categories
    if ((cats = unattachedCategoriesForClass(cls, false/*not realizing*/))) {
        if (PrintConnecting) {
            _objc_inform("CLASS: attaching categories to class '%s' %s", 
                         cls->nameForLogging(), isMeta ? "(meta)" : "");
        }
        //传如class 和 cateogrylist
        attachCategories(cls, cats, true /*flush caches*/);        
        free(cats);
    }
}

attachCategories

// cls = [ZQmodel class]
// cats = [category_t test1,category_t test2, category_t test3.......]
static void 
attachCategories(Class cls, category_list *cats, bool flush_caches)
{
    if (!cats) return;
    if (PrintReplacedMethods) printReplacements(cls, cats);

    bool isMeta = cls->isMetaClass();

    // fixme rearrange to remove these intermediate allocations
    /*方法列表
    [
      [method_t,method_t],
      [method_t,method_t]
    ];
   */
    method_list_t **mlists = (method_list_t **)
        malloc(cats->count * sizeof(*mlists));
    
 /*属性数组
    [
      [property_t, property_t],
      [property_t, property_t]
    ];
   */
    property_list_t **proplists = (property_list_t **)
        malloc(cats->count * sizeof(*proplists));
    
 /*协议数组
    [
      [ protocol_t,  protocol_t],
      [ protocol_t,  protocol_t]
    ];
   */
    protocol_list_t **protolists = (protocol_list_t **)
        malloc(cats->count * sizeof(*protolists));

    // Count backwards through cats to get newest categories first
    int mcount = 0;
    int propcount = 0;
    int protocount = 0;
    int i = cats->count;
    bool fromBundle = NO;
    //注意是i-- 从数组后面取，所以后面编译的方法在数组前面
    while (i--) {
        //取出某个分类
        auto& entry = cats->list[i];
        //取出分类中的对象方法
        method_list_t *mlist = entry.cat->methodsForMeta(isMeta);
        if (mlist) {
            mlists[mcount++] = mlist;
            fromBundle |= entry.hi->isBundle();
        }

        property_list_t *proplist = 
            entry.cat->propertiesForMeta(isMeta, entry.hi);
        if (proplist) {
            proplists[propcount++] = proplist;
        }

        protocol_list_t *protolist = entry.cat->protocols;
        if (protolist) {
            protolists[protocount++] = protolist;
        }
    }

    //开这里 取出class 的rw （类对象里面数组）
    auto rw = cls->data();

    prepareMethodLists(cls, mlists, mcount, NO, fromBundle);
    将所有分类对象的方法，附加到类对象的方法列表中
    rw->methods.attachLists(mlists, mcount);
    free(mlists);
    if (flush_caches  &&  mcount > 0) flushCaches(cls);

    rw->properties.attachLists(proplists, propcount);
    free(proplists);

    rw->protocols.attachLists(protolists, protocount);
    free(protolists);
}

attachLists

void attachLists(List* const * addedLists, uint32_t addedCount) {
        if (addedCount == 0) return;

        if (hasArray()) {
            // many lists -> many lists
            uint32_t oldCount = array()->count;
            uint32_t newCount = oldCount + addedCount;
            //realloc 重新分配内存
            setArray((array_t *)realloc(array(), array_t::byteSize(newCount)));
            array()->count = newCount;
            //array()->lists原来方法列表  memmove移动位置
            memmove(array()->lists + addedCount, array()->lists, 
                    oldCount * sizeof(array()->lists[0]));
            addedLists category的方法列表 copy到新数组
            memcpy(array()->lists, addedLists, 
                   addedCount * sizeof(array()->lists[0]));
        }
        else if (!list  &&  addedCount == 1) {
            // 0 lists -> 1 list
            list = addedLists[0];
        } 
        else {
            // 1 list -> many lists
            List* oldList = list;
            uint32_t oldCount = oldList ? 1 : 0;
            uint32_t newCount = oldCount + addedCount;
            setArray((array_t *)malloc(array_t::byteSize(newCount)));
            array()->count = newCount;
            if (oldList) array()->lists[addedCount] = oldList;
            memcpy(array()->lists, addedLists, 
                   addedCount * sizeof(array()->lists[0]));
        }
    }

上面是category的加载原理

总结

category编译之后的底层数据结构是category_t，里面存储着分类的信息，在程序加载过程中runtime会将category数据合并到类里面

为Cateory添加属性
Cateory 不能添加成员变量、 Cateory 可以添加属性但是只能生成set、get的方法声明，不会生成set、get方法的实现，同时不会生成成员变量，

其他方案
1、定义全局变量然后在实现set、get方法，可以实习属性效果，但是创建多个实例后，全局变量只有一个；
2、实现全局变量字典，用self做key，进行存储，有线程安全问题

为category添加关联属性主要涉及以下几个方法

objc_getAssociatedObject(id  _Nonnull object, const void * _Nonnull key)
objc_setAssociatedObject(id  _Nonnull object, const void * _Nonnull key, id  _Nullable value, objc_AssociationPolicy policy);

注意key唯一性
如果这样写const void *strKey = &strKey;加上static修改生命空间使外部不能通过extern const void* key这种形式进行访问

推荐写法

#import "ZQmodel.h"

@interface ZQmodel (test)
@property (nonatomic,copy) NSString* str;
@end

#import "ZQmodel+test.h"
#import <objc/runtime.h>

@implementation ZQmodel (test)

- (void)setStr:(NSString *)str{
    objc_setAssociatedObject(self, @selector(name), str, OBJC_ASSOCIATION_COPY_NONATOMIC);
}

-(NSString *)str{
    return objc_getAssociatedObject(self, _cmd);
}

通过方法名做表示符key

关联对象原理
直接上源码

void objc_setAssociatedObject(id object, const void *key, id value, objc_AssociationPolicy policy) {
    _object_set_associative_reference(object, (void *)key, value, policy);
}

void _object_set_associative_reference(id object, void *key, id value, uintptr_t policy) {
    // This code used to work when nil was passed for object and key. Some code
    // probably relies on that to not crash. Check and handle it explicitly.
    // rdar://problem/44094390
    if (!object && !value) return;
    
    assert(object);
    
    if (object->getIsa()->forbidsAssociatedObjects())
        _objc_fatal("objc_setAssociatedObject called on instance (%p) of class %s which does not allow associated objects", object, object_getClassName(object));
    
    // retain the new value (if any) outside the lock.
    ObjcAssociation old_association(0, nil);
    id new_value = value ? acquireValue(value, policy) : nil;
    {
        AssociationsManager manager;
        AssociationsHashMap &associations(manager.associations());
        disguised_ptr_t disguised_object = DISGUISE(object);
        if (new_value) {
            // break any existing association.
            AssociationsHashMap::iterator i = associations.find(disguised_object);
            if (i != associations.end()) {
                // secondary table exists
                ObjectAssociationMap *refs = i->second;
                ObjectAssociationMap::iterator j = refs->find(key);
                if (j != refs->end()) {
                    old_association = j->second;
                    j->second = ObjcAssociation(policy, new_value);
                } else {
                    (*refs)[key] = ObjcAssociation(policy, new_value);
                }
            } else {
                // create the new association (first time).
                ObjectAssociationMap *refs = new ObjectAssociationMap;
                associations[disguised_object] = refs;
                (*refs)[key] = ObjcAssociation(policy, new_value);
                object->setHasAssociatedObjects();
            }
        } else {
            // setting the association to nil breaks the association.
            AssociationsHashMap::iterator i = associations.find(disguised_object);
            if (i !=  associations.end()) {
                ObjectAssociationMap *refs = i->second;
                ObjectAssociationMap::iterator j = refs->find(key);
                if (j != refs->end()) {
                    old_association = j->second;
                    refs->erase(j);
                }
            }
        }
    }
    // release the old value (outside of the lock).
    if (old_association.hasValue()) ReleaseValue()(old_association);
}

id objc_getAssociatedObject(id object, const void *key) {
    return _object_get_associative_reference(object, (void *)key);
}

id _object_get_associative_reference(id object, void *key) {
    id value = nil;
    uintptr_t policy = OBJC_ASSOCIATION_ASSIGN;
    {
        AssociationsManager manager;
        AssociationsHashMap &associations(manager.associations());
        disguised_ptr_t disguised_object = DISGUISE(object);
        AssociationsHashMap::iterator i = associations.find(disguised_object);
        if (i != associations.end()) {
            ObjectAssociationMap *refs = i->second;
            ObjectAssociationMap::iterator j = refs->find(key);
            if (j != refs->end()) {
                ObjcAssociation &entry = j->second;
                value = entry.value();
                policy = entry.policy();
                if (policy & OBJC_ASSOCIATION_GETTER_RETAIN) {
                    objc_retain(value);
                }
            }
        }
    }
    if (value && (policy & OBJC_ASSOCIATION_GETTER_AUTORELEASE)) {
        objc_autorelease(value);
    }
    return value;
}