Re: [aspectj-users] Implementing abstract pointcut that includes nojoinp

[Bo Yi <boyi@xxxxxxxxxx>]

I use abstract pointcut and suggest
that each concrete aspect implement all abstract pointcuts. If a specific
abstract pointcut need to be empty I use the following to express my intention:

pointcut loggingSubsystem() : within(no.logging.subsystem);

You may add an annotation to override
warning.

Or you may try to override it with an
empty pointcut (I have not tried this yet, so let me know whether it works)

pointcut loggingSubsystem();

Bo
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Ken Pelletier <ken@xxxxxxxx>
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10/21/2005 09:04 AM

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Thanks for all the quick replies.

Oddly, I did try the pointcut with not spec:

protected pointcut overriddenAbstractPointcut();

But because I'd missed on the parameter matching (the abstract decl  
captures the target for around advice which I'd left off in the sub),  
I mistakenly thought that the syntax was generally incorrect.

So, it's actually the first thing that came to mind, which is always  
a good feeling.

It's also good to see that this can be done in the base aspect; sort  
of a parallel with the template method pattern, only for pointcuts  
and advice.  Good stuff.

Thanks,

- Ken

On Oct 21, 2005, at 12:24 AM, Ron Bodkin wrote:

> Ken,
>
> This syntax will do it, although it is a little counterintuitive  
> when you
> first encounter it:
>
> protected pointcut overriddenAbstractPointcut();
>
> You can also define a default empty value in a concrete pointcut  
> (like this)
> in an abstract aspect and then override it with a non-empty  
> definition in
> some concrete aspects. E.g.,
>
> abstract aspect Base {
>    protected pointcut optionalPoint(); // empty
> }
>
> aspect Derived1 extends Base {
>    protected pointcut optionalPoint() : within(foo..*);
// defines  
> for this
> }
>
> aspect Derived2 extends Base {
>    // optional is empty for this concrete aspect
> }
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: aspectj-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:aspectj-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ken Pelletier
> Sent: Thursday, October 20, 2005 10:06 PM
> To: aspectj-users@xxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [aspectj-users] Implementing abstract pointcut that includes
> nojoinpoints
>
> I have an abstract aspect that declares a couple of abstract
> pointcuts to be overridden in concrete subclasses.
>
> In a particular subclass, however I want to nullify one of those
> pointcuts; include no joinpoints at all.
>
> Is there a common idiom for implementing a concrete pointcut that
> explicitly includes no joinpoints?
>
> I know I can nullify with && if(false), but it smells funny
to
> declare any advice type at all if really none applies.
>
> Eg:
>
> protected overriddenAbstractPointcut() :
> <what_would_advice_spec_be_here> && if(false;
>
> Regards,
>
> - Ken
>
> PS: it's probably a design smell in the first place to have abstract
> pointcuts that sometimes have no applicable concrete implementation,
> but that's another matter.  :-)
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