public void staticBlockInlining(SootClass sootClass) {
    this.sootClass = sootClass;
    // retrieve the clinit method if any for sootClass
    if (!sootClass.declaresMethod("void <clinit>()")) {
      System.out.println("no clinit");
      return;
    }

    SootMethod clinit = sootClass.getMethod("void <clinit>()");
    // System.out.println(clinit);

    // retireve the active body
    if (!clinit.hasActiveBody())
      throw new RuntimeException("method " + clinit.getName() + " has no active body!");

    Body clinitBody = clinit.getActiveBody();

    Chain units = ((DavaBody) clinitBody).getUnits();

    if (units.size() != 1) {
      throw new RuntimeException("DavaBody AST doesn't have single root.");
    }

    ASTNode AST = (ASTNode) units.getFirst();
    if (!(AST instanceof ASTMethodNode))
      throw new RuntimeException("Starting node of DavaBody AST is not an ASTMethodNode");

    AST.apply(new MethodCallFinder(this));
  }
  public ASTMethodNode inline(SootMethod maybeInline) {
    // check if this method should be inlined

    if (sootClass != null) {
      // 1, method should belong to the same class as the clinit method
      if (sootClass.declaresMethod(maybeInline.getSubSignature())) {
        // System.out.println("The method invoked is from the same class");
        // 2, method should be static

        if (Modifier.isStatic(maybeInline.getModifiers())) {
          // decided to inline
          // send the ASTMethod node of the TO BE INLINED METHOD

          // retireve the active body
          if (!maybeInline.hasActiveBody())
            throw new RuntimeException("method " + maybeInline.getName() + " has no active body!");

          Body bod = maybeInline.getActiveBody();

          Chain units = ((DavaBody) bod).getUnits();

          if (units.size() != 1) {
            throw new RuntimeException("DavaBody AST doesn't have single root.");
          }

          ASTNode ASTtemp = (ASTNode) units.getFirst();
          if (!(ASTtemp instanceof ASTMethodNode))
            throw new RuntimeException("Starting node of DavaBody AST is not an ASTMethodNode");

          // restricting to methods which do not have any variables declared
          ASTMethodNode toReturn = (ASTMethodNode) ASTtemp;

          ASTStatementSequenceNode declarations = toReturn.getDeclarations();
          if (declarations.getStatements().size() == 0) {
            // inline only if there are no declarations in the method inlined
            System.out.println("No declarations in the method. we can inline this method");
            return toReturn;
          }
        }
      }
    }
    return null; // meaning dont inline
  }