Typedefs

If you have several classes that all are going to be intercepted in a similar way, you can declare a typedef to avoid declaring different pointcuts for each class. The typedef must resolve to a class expression.

  <typedef name="TD" expr="(class(POJO) AND has(* *->method(..))) OR class($instanceof{ExecutionTypedefInterface}) OR class(@executionTypedef)" />

The typedef can then be used in place of the class name in pointcuts

  <bind pointcut="execution($typedef{TD}->new())">
    <interceptor class="SimpleInterceptor" /> 
  </bind>
  <bind pointcut="execution(* $typedef{TD}->method())">
    <interceptor class="SimpleInterceptor" /> 
  </bind>
  <bind pointcut="field(* $typedef{TD}->field1)">
    <interceptor class="SimpleInterceptor" /> 
  </bind>
  <bind pointcut="all($typedef{TD})">
    <interceptor class="SimpleInterceptor2" /> 
  </bind>

In the supplied example POJO is not annotated and does not implement ExecutionTypedefInterface. POJO2 implements ExecutionTypedefInterface, and POJO3 is annotated with @executionTypedef.

Run the example

To compile and run:

  $ ant

It will javac the files and then run the AOPC precompiler to manipulate the bytecode, then finally run the example. The output should read as follows:

run:
     [java] --- new POJO(); ---
     [java] <<< Entering SimpleInterceptor
     [java] <<< Entering SimpleInterceptor2
     [java] >>> Leaving SimpleInterceptor2
     [java] >>> Leaving SimpleInterceptor
     [java] --- pojo.field1 = 10; ---
     [java] <<< Entering SimpleInterceptor
     [java] <<< Entering SimpleInterceptor2
     [java] >>> Leaving SimpleInterceptor2
     [java] >>> Leaving SimpleInterceptor
     [java] --- get pojo.field1;---
     [java] <<< Entering SimpleInterceptor
     [java] <<< Entering SimpleInterceptor2
     [java] >>> Leaving SimpleInterceptor2
     [java] >>> Leaving SimpleInterceptor
     [java] --- pojo.method(); ---
     [java] <<< Entering SimpleInterceptor
     [java] <<< Entering SimpleInterceptor2
     [java] >>> Leaving SimpleInterceptor2
     [java] >>> Leaving SimpleInterceptor

     [java] =======================

     [java] --- new POJO2(); ---
     [java] <<< Entering SimpleInterceptor
     [java] <<< Entering SimpleInterceptor2
     [java] >>> Leaving SimpleInterceptor2
     [java] >>> Leaving SimpleInterceptor
     [java] --- pojo2.field1 = 10; ---
     [java] <<< Entering SimpleInterceptor
     [java] <<< Entering SimpleInterceptor2
     [java] >>> Leaving SimpleInterceptor2
     [java] >>> Leaving SimpleInterceptor
     [java] --- get pojo2.field1; ---
     [java] <<< Entering SimpleInterceptor
     [java] <<< Entering SimpleInterceptor2
     [java] >>> Leaving SimpleInterceptor2
     [java] >>> Leaving SimpleInterceptor
     [java] --- pojo2.method(); ---
     [java] <<< Entering SimpleInterceptor
     [java] <<< Entering SimpleInterceptor2
     [java] >>> Leaving SimpleInterceptor2
     [java] >>> Leaving SimpleInterceptor

     [java] =======================

     [java] --- new POJO3(); ---
     [java] <<< Entering SimpleInterceptor
     [java] <<< Entering SimpleInterceptor2
     [java] >>> Leaving SimpleInterceptor2
     [java] >>> Leaving SimpleInterceptor
     [java] --- pojo3.field1 = 10; ---
     [java] <<< Entering SimpleInterceptor
     [java] <<< Entering SimpleInterceptor2
     [java] >>> Leaving SimpleInterceptor2
     [java] >>> Leaving SimpleInterceptor
     [java] --- get pojo3.field1; ---
     [java] <<< Entering SimpleInterceptor
     [java] <<< Entering SimpleInterceptor2
     [java] >>> Leaving SimpleInterceptor2
     [java] >>> Leaving SimpleInterceptor
     [java] --- pojo3.method(); ---
     [java] <<< Entering SimpleInterceptor
     [java] <<< Entering SimpleInterceptor2
     [java] >>> Leaving SimpleInterceptor2
     [java] >>> Leaving SimpleInterceptor

POJO, POJO2 and POJO3 all get intercepted the same.