Difference-Based Modules: A Class-Independent Module Mechanism

Authors:
Yuuji Ichisugi;Akira Tanaka
Affiliations:
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Venue:
ECOOP '02 Proceedings of the 16th European Conference on Object-Oriented Programming
Year:
2002

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Abstract

We describe a module mechanism, which we call difference-based modules, and an object-oriented language we call MixJuice. MixJuice is an enhancement to the Java language that adopts difference-based modules instead of Java's original module mechanism. Modules are units of information hiding, reuse and separate compilation. We have completely separated the class mechanism and the module mechanism, and then unified the module mechanism and the differential programming mechanism. Although this module mechanism is simpler than that of Java, it enhances ease with which programs can be extended, reused and maintained. Collaborations that crosscut several classes can be separated into different modules. Modules are composable in the same way as mixins. The composition of modules sometimes causes name collision and an interesting phenomenon, which we call implementation defects. We describe solutions to these problems.