A model and a tool for Event-based Aspect-Oriented Programming (EAOP)

Abstract

Aspect-oriented programming promises support for incremental program development by providing new means for modularization of crosscutting code. In this paper, we briefly introduce a general model for aspect-oriented programming, Event-Based AOP (first introduced in [DMS01a]), which is based on monitoring of execution events. This model extends previous approaches by enabling the systematic treatment of relationships between execution points, supporting operators for aspect composition, and allowing the application of aspects to other aspects. Moreover, we present a tool which implements the model for Java.