Using roles to model crosscutting concerns

• Type: Article in International Conference Proceedings Book
• Date: 2013

Authors

Barbosa, FS (Author) Other; Ademar Aguiar (Author) FEUP

Conference proceedings International

Title: AOSD 2013 - Proceedings of the 2013 ACM on Aspect-Oriented Software Development

Pages: 97-108

12th Annual International Conference on Aspect-Oriented Software Development, AOSD 2013

Fukuoka, 24 March 2013 through 29 March 2013

Indexing

Scopus - 3 Citations

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-008-A9M

DOI: 10.1145/2451436.2451449

Abstract (EN): In object oriented languages the problem of crosscutting concerns, due to limitations in the composition mechanisms, is recurrent. In order to reduce this problem we propose to use roles as a way of composing classes that extends the Object Oriented approach and can be used to model crosscutting concerns. To support our approach we developed a role language that extends Java, while being compatible with existing virtual machines. As validation we conducted a case study using three open source systems. We identified crosscutting concerns in the systems and then modeled them using our role approach. Results show that roles are a viable option for modeling crosscutting concerns. Copyright © 2013 ACM.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific