Re: [aspectwerkz-dev] Re: RES: [aspectwerkz-user] Aspects Inheritance error

Alexandre Vasseur <[email protected]> Thu, 28 Oct 2004 00:12:02 +0200
Newsgroups gmane.comp.java.aspectwerkz.devel
Message-ID <[email protected]>
yes i do
is there really a need to provide a fix ? I don't see a bug there.
Protected advice just don't makes sense at all.

Alex


On Thu, 28 Oct 2004 01:06:13 +0300, the_mindstorm
<[email protected]> wrote:
> Quote [Alexandre Vasseur]:
> 
> > good point !
> >
> > A protected advice cannot be invoked when the joinpoint is reached so
> > this is not allowed.
> > A private one is not neither.
> > A package private advice is allowed.
> 
> I am not sure I got the last one. I guess you are thinking of the case where the aspect and the
> target are in the same package, ain't it?
> 
> So should I go for changing those methods?
> 
> :the_mindstorm
> 
> 
> 
> >
> > A protected / private / etc  pointcut makes sense. It s quite different.
> >
> > Alex
> >
> >
> > On Wed, 27 Oct 2004 23:15:16 +0300, the_mindstorm
> > <[email protected]> wrote:
> >> Quote [Alexandre Vasseur]:
> >>
> >> > yes I know the issue is there - good digging
> >> > I d rather have a test case first, that covers protected pointcut as well.
> >> > Please discuss these kind of thing on dev@
> >> >
> >>
> >> Alex according to documentation it seems that the behavior is correct :-).
> >>
> >> [quote]
> >> In the aspect class the advice are regular methods. The methods needs to conform to a specfic
> >> signature unless args() selector is used in the pointcut the advice is bounded to.
> >>
> >>     * For Around advice:
> >>       public Object <name of method>(JoinPoint joinPoint) throws Throwable signature.
> >>
> >>     * For Before and After advice:
> >>       public void <name of method>(JoinPoint joinPoint) throws Throwable signature.
> >> [/quote]
> >>
> >> Andre reported the problem while using protected methods as advice. Please confirm me if we should
> >> change this to accept also protected methods (or any other scheme).
> >>
> >> If we consider pure java inheritance the problem may become delicate in what regards the package
> >> protected methods.
> >>
> >> :the_mindstorm
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> >
> >> > On Wed, 27 Oct 2004 14:12:52 +0300, the_mindstorm
> >> > <[email protected]> wrote:
> >> >> I think I have tracked down the problem:
> >> >>
> >> >> ReflectHelper.createCompleteSortedMethodList use Class.getMethods and Class.getDeclaredMethods to
> >> >> create the list of available advice methods. But _neither_ of these will return an inherited
> >> >> protected method.
> >> >>
> >> >> I think that by evening I can send you a patch. Is it oke?
> >> >>
> >> >> :the_mindstorm
> >> >>
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >
> 
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