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 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. Key words: Attribute grammars, aspect-oriented programming, compiler generators. c 2006 Published by Elsevier Science B. V. 

• Type: Journal
• Year: 2006
• Where: ENTCS
• Authors: Damijan Rebernak, Marjan Mernik, Pedro Rangel Henriques, Maria João Varanda Pereira
• Keywords: Aspect-oriented, Compiler Generators, ENTCS 2006, Language Specifications