Aspect-oriented relational algebra

  • Authors:
  • Curtis E. Dyreson

  • Affiliations:
  • Utah State University, Logan, Utah

  • Venue:
  • Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Extending Database Technology
  • Year:
  • 2011

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Abstract

In this paper we apply the aspect-oriented programming (AOP) paradigm to the relational algebra. AOP is a way to add support for cross-cutting concerns to existing code without directly modifying that code. Data, like code, also has cross-cutting concerns such as versioning, privacy, and reliability. AOP techniques can be used to weave metadata around an application's data. The metadata imbues the data with additional semantics that must be observed in constraint and query processing. In this paper we show how to modify the relational algebra to process data woven together with metadata. We also analyze the overhead on evaluating an aspect-enhanced query.