How to configure AspectJ with Load Time Weaving without Interface

Question

On my project, I currently use AspectJ (not just Spring AOP due to some limitation) with the weaving at the Compile Time. In order to speed up the development on Eclipse, I want

Answer 1

First of all , if you are using maven, set your pom.xml:

    
        org.springframework
        spring-instrument
        3.1.2.RELEASE
    
    
        org.aspectj
        aspectjweaver
        1.7
    

Then you have had to compile your code using the aspectj compiler. This compiler generate an aop.xml file in META-INF/aop.xml

(I'm using eclipse sts) After that, I want to run a Junit test. So you have to set your VM args in the eclipse run configuration window: -javaagent:${ASPECTJ_WEAVER_1.7}\aspectjweaver-1.7.0.jar -javaagent:${SPRING_INSTRUMENT}\spring-instrument-3.1.2.RELEASE.jar

where ${ASPECTJ_WEAVER_1.7} ${SPRING_INSTRUMENT} are an environtment var. Use the var button to create these vars (is located at bottom right of the window). These vars target to the folders where the aspectjweaver-1.7.0.jar and spring-instrument-3.1.2.RELEASE.jar are located. Follow the asistant to make this. It's not difficult. Take care that the previous javaagent lines haven't any invisible strange character or similar. It's sound strange but I had to rewrite several times the same line until eclipse said that this line is fine.

Then, you can run your Junit test. The first you can see is aspectj runtime loading. Later you will see spring loading... and after that your test will run is haven't got any spring problem or similar. This is a heavy process.

I hope this information can help you

Regards