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RE: [ajdt-dev] Extending IJavaElement
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Hi
Thomas,
We
are all looking forward to having AspectJ structure integrated into an extended
Java model. However, there are some techical challenges involving
persitance of the model and inctemental/eager building, and as a result we can't
yet give an estimate for when this will be done.
However, depending on what you're doing the lack of an integrated model
may only be an inconvenience. All of the type and crosscutting structure
is there in our "Abstract Structure Model" (org.aspectj.asm). Let me know
what you're up to, and I'll tell you if and how you can use the ASM and map
between the two models.
Mik
Hi Thomas,
> I am currently working on a project with
AJDT and among other things I
> worked on the package viewer.But when I
tried to figure out if the
> selected ICompilationUnit is an aspect or
a class I noticed that AspectJ
> does not extend the IJavaElement or
IMember of org.eclipse.jdt.core even
> though it seems to me very
natural to do so as AspectJ itself is an
> extension of Java.
>
Can someone explain me, why AspectJ elements do not extend one of
these
> interfaces? I would like to know if it is not feasible or if
there are
> other reasons for it?
>
> (I noticed the
development task "Rebase on extended JavaModel rather than
> AJDE
StructureNodes" but I am not quite sure if the same thing is meant
>
with it and furthermore if it has the same intention I do not see why it
> was not done in the beginning and I am very interested in the
reasons
> for this.
You
are right, the development task you highlight is one of the work items that
will include the fundamental
JDT work
we need to do to make aspects first class objects in the JDT comparable
with normal class
files. We
haven't done it so far simply because it is a large piece of work - the
fundamentals of java
like 'source
files end with .java', and those source files either define classes or
interfaces is engrained
deeply
within/throughout the JDT. We hope to get to it this summer.
As part of that work, the important thing
is that we need to ensure we do it in a way that will work as
Eclipse moves forward - so perhaps we'll do the entire
extension as Aspects ...
regards,
Andy.
AJDT Development
