JBossAOP Developer 1.5 Preview - New and Noteworthy

Here are just some of the more noteworthy things available in the JBossAOP Developer module of JBossIDE 1.5 available for download from JBoss-IDE download pages.

Meta-Model Changes


Improved Model

JBossAOP Developer now bases its model off of the JBossAOP Pointcut Parsing Engine, rather than relying on loading a users classes into memory and using reflection. This change drastically improves the speed and reliability of JBossAOP Developer.

Descriptor Changes

Any changes in the jboss-aop.xml of your project will automatically trigger updates for the markers and Advised Member view of your project

Upgrade to JBossAOP 1.1

JBossAOP Developer now ships with the release version of JBossAOP 1.1

Wizards


Create / Edit Binding Wizard

Create or Edit an AOP Pointcut and the Interceptors and Advice that are bound to it. This new wizard can be either accessed from Eclipse's New Menu, or directly from the Aspect Manager view.


Pointcut Preview

When Editing or Creating a new Binding, you now have the ability to preview what methods and fields the pointcut will apply to in yourt JBossAOP Project