A meta-level specification and profile for AspectJ in UML

Abstract

Aspect-oriented programming (AOP) has become a mature technology. Increasingly, calls for support of AOP on the software model level are being voiced. This paper addresses these calls by offering a meta-model of AspectJ in UML. Using the UML extension mechanisms, this meta-model is at the same time a profile to support AspectJ modelling in UML. In contrast to previous work, this profile offers complete meta-level integration of all AspectJ concepts. The use of standard XMI based modelling allows the use of the profile in commercially available CASE tools and supports easy code generation.