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

[Matthew Adams <matthew@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Understood and will do.  Thanks!

On Fri, Feb 19, 2010 at 10:37 AM, Andy Clement <andrew.clement@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> 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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