Simple Introduction to AOP - Session 4

Yet another way to define an aspect - this time using native aspectj notation.

package org.bk.inventory.aspect;

import org.bk.inventory.types.Inventory;
import org.slf4j.Logger;
import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;

public aspect AuditAspect {
    private static Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(AuditAspect.class);

    pointcut serviceMethods() : execution(* org.bk.inventory.service.*.*(..));

    pointcut serviceMethodsWithInventoryAsParam(Inventory inventory) : execution(* org.bk.inventory.service.*.*(Inventory)) && args(inventory);

    before() : serviceMethods() {
        logger.info("before method");
    }

    Object around() : serviceMethods() {
        long start = System.nanoTime();
        Object result = proceed();
        long end = System.nanoTime();
        logger.info(String.format("%s took %d ns", thisJoinPointStaticPart.getSignature(),
                (end - start)));
        return result;
    }

    Object around(Inventory inventory) : serviceMethodsWithInventoryAsParam(inventory) {
        Object result = proceed(inventory);
        logger.info(String.format("WITH PARAM: %s", inventory.toString()));
        return result;
    }
    after() : serviceMethods() {
        logger.info("after method");
    }
}

This maps to the previously defined @AspectJ notation

Since this is a DSL specifically for defining Aspects, it is not understood by the java compiler. AspectJ provides a tool(ajc) to compile these native aspectj files and to weave the aspects into the targeted pointcuts. Maven provides a plugin which seamlessly invokes ajc at the point of compilation:

   <plugin>
    <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
    <artifactId>aspectj-maven-plugin</artifactId>
    <version>1.0</version>
    <dependencies>
     <dependency>
      <groupId>org.aspectj</groupId>
      <artifactId>aspectjrt</artifactId>
      <version>${aspectj.version}</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
      <groupId>org.aspectj</groupId>
      <artifactId>aspectjtools</artifactId>
      <version>${aspectj.version}</version>
     </dependency>
    </dependencies>
    <executions>
     <execution>
      <goals>
       <goal>compile</goal>
       <goal>test-compile</goal>
      </goals>
     </execution>
    </executions>
    <configuration>
     <outxml>true</outxml>
     <aspectLibraries>
      <aspectLibrary>
       <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-aspects</artifactId>
      </aspectLibrary>
     </aspectLibraries>
     <source>1.6</source>
     <target>1.6</target>
    </configuration>
   </plugin>

Links to all sessions on AOP:
AOP Session 1 - Decorator Pattern using Java Dynamic Proxies
AOP Session 2 - Using Spring AOP - xml based configuration
AOP Session 3 - Using Spring AOP - @AspectJ based configuration - with/without compile time weaving
AOP Session 4 - Native AspectJ with compile time weaving
AOP Session 5 - Comprehensive Example