ButterKnife

/**
   * BindView annotated fields and methods in the specified {@link Activity}. The current content
   * view is used as the view root.
   *
   * @param target Target activity for view binding.
   */
  @NonNull @UiThread
  public static Unbinder bind(@NonNull Activity target) {
    View sourceView = target.getWindow().getDecorView();
    return createBinding(target, sourceView);
  }

  private static Unbinder createBinding(@NonNull Object target, @NonNull View source) {
    Class<?> targetClass = target.getClass();
    if (debug) Log.d(TAG, "Looking up binding for " + targetClass.getName());
    Constructor<? extends Unbinder> constructor = findBindingConstructorForClass(targetClass);

    if (constructor == null) {
      return Unbinder.EMPTY;
    }

    //noinspection TryWithIdenticalCatches Resolves to API 19+ only type.
    try {
      return constructor.newInstance(target, source);
    } catch (IllegalAccessException e) {
      throw new RuntimeException("Unable to invoke " + constructor, e);
    } catch (InstantiationException e) {
      throw new RuntimeException("Unable to invoke " + constructor, e);
    } catch (InvocationTargetException e) {
      Throwable cause = e.getCause();
      if (cause instanceof RuntimeException) {
        throw (RuntimeException) cause;
      }
      if (cause instanceof Error) {
        throw (Error) cause;
      }
      throw new RuntimeException("Unable to create binding instance.", cause);
    }
  }

  @VisibleForTesting
  static final Map<Class<?>, Constructor<? extends Unbinder>> BINDINGS = new LinkedHashMap<>();

  @Nullable @CheckResult @UiThread
  private static Constructor<? extends Unbinder> findBindingConstructorForClass(Class<?> cls) {
    Constructor<? extends Unbinder> bindingCtor = BINDINGS.get(cls);
    if (bindingCtor != null) {
      if (debug) Log.d(TAG, "HIT: Cached in binding map.");
      return bindingCtor;
    }
    String clsName = cls.getName();
    if (clsName.startsWith("android.") || clsName.startsWith("java.")) {
      if (debug) Log.d(TAG, "MISS: Reached framework class. Abandoning search.");
      return null;
    }
    try {
      Class<?> bindingClass = cls.getClassLoader().loadClass(clsName + "_ViewBinding");
      //noinspection unchecked
      bindingCtor = (Constructor<? extends Unbinder>) bindingClass.getConstructor(cls, View.class);
      if (debug) Log.d(TAG, "HIT: Loaded binding class and constructor.");
    } catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
      if (debug) Log.d(TAG, "Not found. Trying superclass " + cls.getSuperclass().getName());
      bindingCtor = findBindingConstructorForClass(cls.getSuperclass());
    } catch (NoSuchMethodException e) {
      throw new RuntimeException("Unable to find binding constructor for " + clsName, e);
    }
    BINDINGS.put(cls, bindingCtor);
    return bindingCtor;
  }

ButterKnife的流程

1. @BindView在编译时，根据Acitvity生产了XXXActivity$$ViewBinder.java。
2. Activity中调用的ButterKnife.bind(this);，通过this的类名字，加$$ViewBinder，反射得到了ViewBinder，和编译处理器生产的java文件关联起来了，并将其存在map中缓存，然后调用ViewBinder.bind()。
3. 在ViewBinder的bind方法中，通过id，利用ButterKnife的butterknife.internal.Utils工具类中的封装方法，将findViewById()控件注入到Activity的参数中。