AspectLISA: An Aspect-oriented Compiler Construction System Based on Attribute Grammars

The use of object-oriented techniques and concepts, like encapsulation and inheritance, greatly improves language specifications towards better modularity, reusability and extensibility. Additional improvements can be achieved with aspect-oriented techniques since semantic aspects also crosscut many...

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Published in:Electronic notes in theoretical computer science 2006-10, Vol.164 (2), p.37-53
Main Authors: Rebernak, Damijan, Mernik, Marjan, Henriques, Pedro Rangel, Pereira, Maria João Varanda
Format: Article
Language:English
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aspect-oriented programming
Attribute grammars
compiler generators
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Summary:The use of object-oriented techniques and concepts, like encapsulation and inheritance, greatly improves language specifications towards better modularity, reusability and extensibility. Additional improvements can be achieved with aspect-oriented techniques since semantic aspects also crosscut many language constructs. Indeed, aspect-oriented constructs have been already added to some language specifications. The LISA compiler construction system follows an object-oriented approach and has already implemented mechanisms for inheritance, modularity and extensibility. Adding aspects to LISA will lead to more reusable language specifications. In the paper, aspect-oriented attribute grammars are introduced, and the underlying ideas are incorporated into AspectLISA, an aspect-oriented compiler generator based on attribute grammars.
ISSN:1571-0661
1571-0661
DOI:10.1016/j.entcs.2006.10.003