ReLAx: implementing KALA over the reflex AOP kernel

Authors:
Johan Fabry;Éric Tanter;Theo D'Hondt
Affiliations:
INRIA Futurs - LIFL, Villeneuve d'Ascq, France;DCC - University of Chile, Santiago, Chile;Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussel, Belgium
Venue:
Proceedings of the 2nd workshop on Domain specific aspect languages
Year:
2007

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Abstract

Domain-specific aspect languages (DSALs) bring the well-known advantages of domain specificity to the level of aspect code. However, DSALs incur the significant cost of implementing or extending a language processor or weaver. This raises the necessity of an appropriate infrastructure for DSALs. This paper illustrates how the Reflex kernel for multi-language AOP allows for the definition of DSALs, by considering the implementation of a DSAL for advanced transaction management, KALA. We detail the implementation of KALA in Reflex, illustrating the ease of implementation of runtime semantics, syntax, and language translation.