Re: [aspectj-users] Feature suggestions for AJDT

["Matt Chapman" <mpchapman@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 20/12/06, Sérgio Bryton <sergiobryton@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I agree. How about package explorer / ctrl+left button click to select
> joinpoints / right button click / aspectj / define pointcut ?

Yes, there is definite scope to do something useful here. We have an
open enhancement request which covers this:

https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=75233

There hasn't been any activity on this for a long time, but we did
discuss it as a possibility when planning AJDT 1.5. It would have to
be limited in scope, because many joinpoints are not represented in
the package explorer. We were thinking of something along the lines of
selecting a method (or a number of methods) and then having the option
to say "advise the execution of this method" or "advise calls to this
method", which could then create a pointcut and advice statement,
either in an existing aspect, or in a newly created aspect. This would
then provide a starting point for further refining of the pointcut and
definition of the advice.

--Matt