Information Hiding Interfaces for Aspect-Oriented Design∗ Kevin Sullivanφ William G. Griswoldλ Yuanyuan Songφ Yuanfang Caiφ Macneil Shonleλ Nishit Tewariφ Hridesh Rajanφ φComputer Science λComputer Science & Engineering University of Virginia UC San Diego Charlottesville, VA 22903 La Jolla, CA 92093-0114 fsullivan,ys8a,yc7a,nt6x,
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[email protected] ABSTRACT aspects. JPs are points in a concrete program execution, such as The growing popularity of aspect-oriented languages, such as As- method calls and executions, that, by the definition of the join pectJ, and of corresponding design approaches, makes it important point model of the AO language, are subject to advising. Advis- to learn how best to modularize programs in which aspect-oriented ing extends or overrides the action at a join point with a CLOS- composition mechanisms are used. We contribute an approach to like [22, Ch. 28] before, after, or around anonymous method called information hiding modularity in programs that use quantified ad- an advice. A PCD is a declarative expression that matches a set of vising as a module composition mechanism. Our approach rests on JPs. An advice extends or overrides the action at each join point a new kind of interface: one that abstracts a crosscutting behavior, matched by a given PCD. Because a PCD can select JPs that span decouples the design of code that advises such a behavior from the unrelated classes, an advice can have effects that cut across a class hierarchy. Advice, pointcuts and ordinary data members and meth- design of the code to be advised, and that can stipulate behavioral 1 contracts.