Re: [aspectj-users] DISCUSS: Syntax change suggestion

[Andy Clement <andrew.clement@xxxxxxxxx>]

> Perhaps it's time to enter some issues for syntax sugar?

I'm happy for you to open the enhancement request - but I can't give
you a release date :)

cheers,
Andy

On 15 February 2010 20:44, Matthew Adams <matthew@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> inline...
>
> On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 12:22 PM, Andy Clement <andrew.clement@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Interesting.  When I first read it, I preferred:
>>
>> before : aMethodIWantToAdvise(String foo, Bar bar) {
>>
>> rather than
> ...
>> I think that leaves me voting for:
>>
>> before : aMethodIWantToAdvise(String foo, Bar bar) {
>>
> Me likey.
>
>> But I should also probably say that syntax sugar tends to be low on
>> the priority list whilst there are more serious bugs - hence the new
>> intertype syntax has dropped down the priority list already due to
>> just being sugar (and that it requires some serious engineering due to
>> the need to change that grammar file - always a horrible job!).
>>
> Agreed.
>
>> I guess I can also see the value in supporting finally with after -
>> I'd say that was a different enhancement request.  And you are right,
>> as finally already is a keyword it wouldn't be a nightmare task to
>> support it :)
>>
> Sounds reasonable to me.
>
>> I should spend more time on the groovy/aspectj integration as I get a
>> lot of requests for projects to support all 3 languages
>> (java/groovy/aspectj) - so whilst we're on a syntax discussion - does
>> anyone want to scribble out a DSL for AspectJ code style in groovy?
>> I'm wondering how neat we could get it.  Suppose you wanted to write
>> your aspect in groovy code.  There is annotation style, of course, but
>> is there a groovy DSL form that looks like the existing AspectJ code
>> style (perhaps even covering ITDs and not just advice...)
>>
> Perhaps it's time to enter some issues for syntax sugar?
>
> -matthew
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