AO4BPEL: An Aspect-oriented Extension to BPEL

  • Authors:
  • Anis Charfi;Mira Mezini

  • Affiliations:
  • Software Technology Group, Darmstadt University of Technology, Darmstadt, Germany 64289;Software Technology Group, Darmstadt University of Technology, Darmstadt, Germany 64289

  • Venue:
  • World Wide Web
  • Year:
  • 2007

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Abstract

Process-oriented composition languages such as BPEL allow Web Services to be composed into more sophisticated services using a workflow process. However, such languages exhibit some limitations with respect to modularity and flexibility. They do not provide means for a well-modularized specification of crosscutting concerns such as logging, persistence, auditing, and security. They also do not support the dynamic adaptation of composition at runtime. In this paper, we advocate an aspect-oriented approach to Web Service composition and present the design and implementation of AO4BPEL, an aspect-oriented extension to BPEL. We illustrate through examples how AO4BPEL makes the composition specification more modular and the composition itself more flexible and adaptable.