Can aspects be compiled instead of dynamically loaded?

[terkans]

"terkans" wrote:

"terkans" wrote:
Would it be possible to statically compile jboss aspects into classes, instead of doing it dynamically during classloading?

This would allow jboss aspects to be used as part of the build process, resulting in plain old class files that can be run by any normal JVM, without needing to fiddle with (system) classloaders.

This could make jboss aop a viable technique for any piece of code, also in environments where for technical and/or political reasons it may be impossible to modify the system classloader.

Regards,

Maarten

[marc.fleury]

"marc fleury" wrote:
I guess we could do it. The portability would be the big point.

[bill.burke]

Static compilation has finally been added to HEAD. No doco yet, but will write before March release.

For an example look in testsuite/build.xml for and test-baseaop-unit target

No need for overriding SystemClassLoader anymore either with the pre-compilation.

Bill

[terkans]

Great!

Thanks a lot people.


Maarten