[ajdt-dev] adding aspects to external jars

[Steve Gollery <sgollery@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I'm just starting with ajdt and ran into something I could use some help 
with. I'd like to attach aspects to classes in external jar files, but I 
can't figure out how to make it work.

In the Aspect Visualization perspective, the jar I want to use is on the 
project list. I can right click on it and select new...aspect, then set 
the package in the wizard and enter a name for the aspect. Then I edit 
the aspect to add a pointcut on the execution of one of the methods of a 
class in that package of the jar file, and advice to execute when the 
method is called. This all compiles with no errors or warnings.

But the advice never executes. Since this very simple advice following 
the same pattern as the "hello world" tutorial, I don't think there's 
anything wrong with the code:

package com.hp.hpl.jena.ontology;
public aspect OntologyAspect {
	pointcut onReadModel() : execution(* OntModel.read(..));
	before() : onReadModel() { System.out.println("reading the model"); }
}


Is it possible to write aspects that advise methods in external jar 
files? Or is there something else I need to do to set it up?

Thanks in advance,

Steven Gollery
CADRC