Aspect scoping in a modularity runtime
View Patent ↗A method and system are provided for aspect scoping in a modularity runtime. The method includes declaring a set of aspects of a bundle as public aspects in a first aspect configuration file, and filtering the aspect configuration files imported by a bundle to the files from bundles on which the importing bundle has a dependency. The method includes declaring a set of aspects of a bundle as private aspects in a second aspect configuration file. At weaving of aspects at a bundle, the weaving includes: any aspects defined as private aspects; any aspects defined as public aspects; any imported aspects; and any first configuration files from exporting bundles are declared.
1. A method for aspect scoping in a modularity runtime, comprising:
declaring a set of aspects of a first bundle as public aspects in a first aspect configuration file; and
filtering aspect configuration files imported by the first bundle from other bundles on which the first bundle has a dependency.
2. A method as claimed in claim 1 , including:
declaring a set of aspects of the first bundle as private aspects in a second aspect configuration file.
3. A method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first bundle exports a package defining an aspect and exports the first aspect configuration file.
4. A method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first bundle imports a package defining an aspect from a second bundle and imports a first second aspect configuration file from the second bundle.
5. A method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein when weaving aspects at the first bundle, the weaving includes:
any aspects defined as private aspects;
any aspects defined as public aspects;
any imported aspects; and wherein
any aspect configuration files from exporting bundles are declared.
6. A method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the modularity runtime is an Open Services Gateway initiative (OSGi) framework.
7. A system, comprising:
a memory unit for storing a computer program for aspect scoping in a modularity runtime having multiple bundles with declared aspects; and
a processor coupled to the memory unit, wherein the processor is configured to execute the program instructions of the computer program comprising:
declaring a set of aspects of a first bundle as public aspects in a first aspect configuration file; and
filtering aspect configuration files imported by the first bundle from other bundles on which the first bundle has a dependency.
8. A system as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the program instructions of the computer program further comprise:
determining dependencies between bundles.
9. A system as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the program instructions of the computer program further comprise:
declaring a set of aspects of the first bundle as private aspects in a second aspect configuration file.
10. A system as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the program instructions of the computer program further comprise:
determining aspects which are public and aspects which are private and filtering the aspect configuration files.
11. A system as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the first bundle exports a package defining an aspect and exports the first aspect configuration file.
12. A system as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the first bundle imports a package defining an aspect from a second bundle and imports a second aspect configuration file from the second bundle.
13. A system as claimed in claim 7 , wherein when weaving aspects at the first bundle, the weaving includes:
any aspects defined as private aspects;
any aspects defined as public aspects;
any imported aspects; and wherein
any aspect configuration files from exporting bundles are declared.
14. A system as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the modularity runtime is an Open Services Gateway initiative (OSGi) framework.
15. A computer program product stored on a computer readable storage medium, wherein the medium does not include a propagating signal, for aspect scoping in a modularity runtime, comprising computer readable program code for performing the steps of:
declaring a set of aspects of a first bundle as public aspects in a first aspect configuration file; and
filtering aspect configuration files imported by the first bundle from other bundles on which the first bundle has a dependency.
16. The computer program product as recited in claim 15 further comprising computer readable program code for performing the step of:
declaring a set of aspects of the first bundle as private aspects in a second aspect configuration file.
17. The computer program product as recited in claim 15 , wherein the first bundle exports a package defining an aspect and exports the first aspect configuration file.
18. The computer program product as recited in claim 15 , wherein the first bundle imports a package defining an aspect from a second bundle and imports a second aspect configuration file from the second bundle.
19. The computer program product as recited in claim 15 , wherein when weaving aspects at the first bundle, the weaving includes:
any aspects defined as private aspects;
any aspects defined as public aspects;
any imported aspects; and wherein
any aspect configuration files from exporting bundles are declared.
20. The computer program product as recited in claim 15 , wherein the modularity runtime is an Open Services Gateway initiative (OSGi) framework.