ISISTAN   23985
INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE INGENIERIA DEL SOFTWARE
Unidad Ejecutora - UE
artículos
Título:
Toward automated refactoring of crosscutting concerns into aspects
Autor/es:
VIDAL, SANTIAGO A.; MARCOS, CLAUDIA A.
Revista:
JOURNAL OF SYSTEMS AND SOFTWARE
Editorial:
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
Referencias:
Lugar: Amsterdam; Año: 2013 vol. 86 p. 1482 - 1497
ISSN:
0164-1212
Resumen:
Aspect-oriented programing (AOP) improves the separation of concerns by encapsulating crosscutting concerns into aspects. Thus, aspect-oriented programing aims to better support the evolution of systems. Along this line, we have defined a process that assists the developer to refactor an object-oriented system into an aspect-oriented one. In this paper we propose the use of association rules and Markov models to improve the assistance in accomplishing some of the tasks of this process. Specifically, we use these techniques to help the developer in the task of encapsulating a fragment of aspectizable code into an aspect. This includes the choice of a fragment of aspectizable code to be encapsulated, the selection of a suitable aspect refactoring, and the analysis and application of additional restructurings when neces- sary. Our case study of the refactoring of a J2EE system shows that the use of the process reduces the intervention of the developer during the refactoring.