On ASPECTJ and Composition Filters: A Mapping of Concepts

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Meslati, Djamel

Affiliations: LRI Laboratory, University of Annaba, BP 12, 23000 Annaba, Algeria, e-mail: [email protected]

Abstract: ASPECTJ and composition filters are well-known influential approaches among a wide range of aspect-oriented programming languages that have appeared in the last decade. Although the two approaches are relatively mature and many research works have been devoted to their enhancement and use in practical applications, so far, there has been no attempt that aims at comparing deeply the two approaches. This article is a step towards this comparison; it proposes a mapping between ASPECTJ and Composition filters that put to the test the two approaches by confronting and relating their concepts. Our work shows that the mapping is neither straightforward nor one-to-one despite the fact that the two approaches belong to the same category and provide extension of the same Java language.

Keywords: aspect-oriented programming, ASPECTJ, composition filters, mapping of concepts, separation of concerns, weaving

Journal: Informatica, vol. 20, no. 4, pp. 555-578, 2009