Re: [aspectj-dev] weaver jar, publishing api, rollout

[Matthew Webster <matthew_webster@xxxxxxxxxx>]

That information is very helpful especially the hint about generating
javadoc. WRT the command line I think we still need to stick to a script
that invokes "java":
1. We can't support 1.3: simply instantiating a weaving class loader won't
fix references to the exiting system class loader
(ClassLoader.getSystemClassLoader(), Thread.getContextClassLoader()) which
could cause unexpected behaviour. It's OK for middleware environments to do
this in 1.3 because they have better control over class loading.
2. In 1.4 we need to use "-Djava.system.class.loader" which can't be done
after "main()" is invoked.
3. In 1.5 we will need to use " -javaagent:" to exploit the new
java.lang.instrument package.

In both 1.4 and 1.5 we need a lot of command line options so a script make
sense.

Matthew Webster
AOSD Project
Java Technology Centre, MP146
IBM Hursley Park, Winchester,  SO21 2JN, England
Telephone: +44 196 2816139 (external) 246139 (internal)
Email: Matthew Webster/UK/IBM @ IBMGB, matthew_webster@xxxxxxxxxx
http://w3.hursley.ibm.com/~websterm/


Wes Isberg <wes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>@eclipse.org on 15/03/2004 19:40:04

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One option for the rollout is to deliver an executable
lib/aspectjweaver.jar with the weaver, the weaving class
loader, and a main class that ran it.  Either way,
we should consolidate the public API and put the
embedding docs in there.

Benefits:
- For users just running it, you just run it, even in 1.3
- For developers wanting to embed the weaver, it's clear
which set of classes to use and where the docs are.
- For testing we can update the harness to support
weave steps

Here's the command-line syntax:

   java -jar aspectjweaver.jar {classname} {options}

where the required {options} are

   -aspectpath {paths}
   -classpath {paths}    # aka -inpath

and anything else is passed to {classname}.main(..).

The weaver main method creates a weaving class loader with
the specified aspectpath and classpath (read: inpath),
loads {classname} using the weaving class loader, and runs it.
(Since we do that in util module classloader, perhaps we should
combine rather than supporting two.)

Instructions are below for setting up the build.  This works
in my local tree, but I didn't actually see the weaving
class loader or scripts checked in, so I didn't build it out.

It seems like we might also want to segregate the public API's
in org.aspectj.tools.weaver rather than putting them in
org.aspectj.weaver. That makes it really clear which API's
we are supporting (and makes javadoc easier).  Also docs for
embedding the weaver (whether in a weaving class loader or
in some other tool) could go into the javadoc.

With a resulting roll-out steps:

- mention embedded/ltw weaving in release message
   and changes/readme, linking to the devguide section
- devguide section
   - running the demo ltw [ant, java -jar, scripts..]
     - linkto doc/examples/build.xml for ant
     - linkto doc/examples/ltw/...?
   - embedding the weaver
     - requirements
     - demo classloader
     - xref weaver-api javadoc
- segregate and doc API's
- doc/weaver-api built, linked from doc/index.html

Wes

Setting up the build to add aspectjweaver.jar:

- create weaver/src/org/aspectj/tools/weaver/Main.java
- create weaver/weaver.mf.txt with the manifest, specifying
   the Main class
- create empty file
   build/products/tools/dist/lib/aspectjweaver.jar
- update build/../Builder.moduleAliasFor() to alias
   "weaver-all.jar" for "aspectjweaver.jar"
   (rebuild module and install in lib/build/build.jar)

If things are working as hoped, when you do a build it will
create the executable lib/aspectjweaver.jar in the distribution.

We can update the harness to support launching the weaver
using this main method, so we can write tests for it.


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