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Aspects Every Where
1. Aspects Everywhere:
Language Extensibility for JDT
through Equinox Aspects
Andrew Eisenberg
AJDT Committer
AspectJ Project
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2. AJDT is an extension of JDT
Extension
AJDT JDT
of
AspectJ JPython
support for
support for
Groovy And other
Tool
Tool
Scala Java-like
language
JRuby
Extension
AspectJ Java
of
public class Ship {
public aspect ShipAccessor { // ...
// ... }
}
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3. A little more about AspectJ
• Aspects
– like classes, but can have pointcuts and
advice
• Pointcuts
– define interesting parts of the (execution of)
program
• Advice
– define extra behavior at interesting parts of
the program
• Weaving (performed by a weaver)
– makes sure advice runs at right time
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4. Demo 1
• AJDT 1.6.1
– Provides AspectJ-specific editor
– But does not fully integrate with JDT
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5. The problem
• Aspects are
not in Open
Type dialogs
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6. The problem
• What I
really want
is this
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7. JDT is not really extensible
• The problem runs deep
– Need to plug into JDT's Java model, but can't
– Need to plug into JDT's source indexing, but can't
– Need to plug into JDT's parser, but can't
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8. First attempt: Raise a bug!
• Bug 36939: Improve support for Java-like
source files
– Many patches submitted
– 37 votes
– but not resolved
• Outside the scope of JDT
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9. Second attempt: eat our own
dogfood!
JDT Weaving Service
• Use AspectJ
– add hooks to JDT
– toggles JDT or extended functionality
• Wrapped in Eclipse extension points
– make extensible to third parties
• Equinox Aspects to support load time
weaving in OSGi environment
• AJDT 1.6.2 and later
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10. Demo 2
• AJDT 1.6.4
– Uses JDT Weaving service
– More fully integrated with JDT
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11. How does this work?
Uses
AJDT JDT
extension
UI UI
Weaves
points JDT
into
Weaving
JDT
AJDT Service
Core
Core
Other
Load Time bundles...
Weaving class
loading
Equinox &
Aspects OSGi, everything
In is a bundle
extension
support
Equinox-OSGi 11
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12. Equinox Aspects uses AspectJ
weaver
• The weaver is careful which bundles to
touch
• Weaving happens lazily as classes are
loaded
– little effect on startup time
• Once woven, weaver has no more role
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13. Example: Plug into JDT's Java
model
• For when it's like Java, but it really isn't
• Need to plug into JDT's Java element
hierarchy
– IJavaElement --- generic Java entity
– ICompilationUnit --- A Java source file
• Objects need to be instantiated at the
right time
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14. Example: Plug into JDT's Java
model
1. Define extension:
<extension point=quot;org.eclipse.contribution.weaving.jdt.cuproviderquot;>
<provider class=quot;org.eclipse.ajdt.eclipsecon2009.ShipCUProviderquot;
file_extension=quot;shipquot;/>
</extension>
2. Define compilation unit provider:
public class ShipCUProvider implements ICompilationUnitProvider {
public CompilationUnit create(PackageFragment parent, String name,
WorkingCopyOwner owner) {
return new ShipCompilationUnit(parent, name, owner);
}
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15. Demo 3/4
• Simple Ship editor
– Icons
– Searching
– Open type
• Ship Editor source code
– plugin.xml
– Java source code
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16. JDT Weaving Service
• JDT functionality is exposed
– AspectJ advice and pointcuts
– exposed as extension points
– no need to be AspectJ aware
– simple and Eclipse-friendly
• Available for download
– with AJDT or separately
http://download.eclipse.org/tools/ajdt/34/update
• Useful for any Java-like language
– Scala Eclipse plugin using this now
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17. That's it!
• Links
– AJDT : http://eclipse.org/ajdt
– Equinox Aspects :
http://www.eclipse.org/equinox/incubator/aspects/index.php
– Source code and more implementation details :
http://contraptionsforprogramming.blogspot.com
– AspectJ in Action by Ramnivas Laddad available at bookstore
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