AspectJ Modules
There are a number of different structures [Parnas]: "the module structure,
the uses structure, the runtime structure, .." This document overviews module structure and summarizes what is hidden by each.
For detailed documentation refer to the individual module sources and docs
available via CVS.
Core Modules
CVS Location: dev.eclipse.org:/home/technology/org.aspectj/modules
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Module |
Dependencies |
Description |
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ajbrowser |
ajde, asm, bridge, util |
This module contains the ajbrowser application. It depends on the ajde module
for access to the aspectj compiler, and also for the swing user interface
components that ajde provides. |
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ajde |
asm, bridge,
org.aspectj.ajdt.core, org.eclipse.jdt.core, util |
Hides the details of accessing the aspectj compiler
and interpreting compilation results (error messages, structure
model, etc.) from other applications (typically IDEs) that need
to invoke it programmatically.
Changing any public interface in ajde can break all the IDE
integration projects and should be done with care.
It also contains a library of common swing user interface
components that can be used by any swing based IDE. Ajbrowser
and the non-eclipse IDE integration projects use this library
(except for the emacs support). |
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asm |
bridge |
Contains the Abstract Structure Model, which represents the result of
an aspectj compilation. Clients of ajde are returned an instance of the
structure model which allows them to navigate and interpret the static structure of an aspectj program. |
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bridge |
util |
Contains an interface and implementation of classes realted to
compiler messages including: source locations, handling, and
formatting. Intended to minimize dependencies between
testing, the compiler, and ajde. |
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org.aspectj.ajdt.core |
asm, bridge, org.eclipse.jdt.core,
runtime, testing-util, util, weaver |
Front-end of the AspectJ compiler and extension of Eclipse's JDT compiler.
Extends the JDT compiler's parsing and name resolution to
understand AspectJ declarations. Also extends incremental
behavior with understanding of AspectJ dependancies. |
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org.eclipse.ajdt.core |
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The additional extensibility needed from the JDT compiler is
captured by these deltas. |
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runtime |
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Small runtime library required for building and running AspectJ
programs. |
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taskdefs |
bridge, org.aspectj.ajdt.core,
util |
Ant taskdefs for the ajc and ajdoc command line tools. |
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util |
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Common utility classes including data type, file, and stream
manipulation. |
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weaver |
asm, bridge, runtime, testing-util,
util |
Back-end of the AspectJ compiler, built on top of the BCEL
bytecode toolkit. All advice planning and weaving is done
here. Takes an aspect bytecode format and other Java
classfiles as input. |
Supporting Modules
CVS Location: dev.eclipse.org:/home/technology/org.aspectj/modules
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Module |
Description |
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build |
Ant files, scripts, and taskdefs required for building the
AspectJ distribution. Also contains the GUI installer. |
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docs |
Programmer and developer documentation. |
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lib |
Libraries required for building AspectJ. |
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testing |
Test support classes. |
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testing-client |
Client used for running the harness and reporting results. |
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testing-drivers |
Testing harness drivers and support classes. |
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testing-util |
Common testing utility classes used by the unit test suites in
the core modules. |
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tests |
AspectJ test suite, including all language tests, regression
tests, and test system sources. |
Eclipse Support (AJDT)
CVS Location: dev.eclipse.org:/home/technology/org.eclipse.ajdt/plugins/org.eclipse.ajdt
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Plug-in |
Dependencies |
Description |
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org.eclipse.ajdt.ui |
org.aspectj.ajde |
AspectJ IDE support for Eclipse. |
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org.aspectj.ajde |
ajde, asm, bridge |
AspectJ libraries plug-in. |
JBuilder Support
CVS Location:
cvs.aspectj4jbuildr.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/aspectj4jbuildr
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OpenTool |
Dependencies |
Description |
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jbuilder |
ajde, asm, bridge |
AspectJ IDE support for JBuilder. |
NetBeans Support
CVS Location:
cvs.aspectj4netbean.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/aspectj4netbean
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Module |
Dependencies |
Description |
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netbeans |
ajde, asm, bridge |
AspectJ IDE support for NetBeans and SunONE Studio. |
Emacs Support
CVS Location:
cvs.aspectj4emacs.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/aspectj4emacs
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Module |
Dependencies |
Description |
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emacs |
ajde, asm, bridge |
AspectJ support for Emacs and XEmacs. |
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