I happen to have implemented it, and it works in most cases. Since it is long, I put it in a file here.
The idea is to find the location of the class source file which is available in most cases (a known exception are JVM class files -- as far as I've tested). If the code is in a directory, scan through all files and only spot class files. If the code is in a JAR file, scan all entries.
This method can only be used when:
You have a class that is in the same package you want to discover, This class is called a SeedClass. For example, if you want to list all classes in 'java.io', the seed class may be java.io.File
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Your classes are in a directory or in a JAR file it has source file information (not source code file, but just source file). As far as I've tried, it work almost 100% except the JVM class (those classes come with the JVM).
Your program must have permission to access ProtectionDomain of those classes. If your program is loaded locally, there should be no problem.
I've tested the program only for my regular usage, so it may still have problem.
I hope this helps.