Spring AOP in Depth

Support for aspect-oriented programming is an important part of the Spring framework. It is the AOP support that allows keeping implementation of functionality such as transaction management and security out of your POJOs. While many developers only use aspects provided with Spring, once you understand how it all works, you can make a better use of those aspects, extend them, and write brand new aspects.

This session focuses on Spring AOP implementation. We cover topics such as Advice, Pointcuts, Advisors, proxy configuration, proxy factory bean, the autoproxy mechanisms, and the introduction mechanism. We will also examine many aspects shipped with the framework itself. While Spring’s AOP solution is sufficient in a typical enterprise application, there are situations where we need more full-fledged AOP support. Therefore, we will discuss using AspectJ with Spring and how to leverage the dependency injection mechanism with AspectJ aspects.

This session is targeted for enterprise application developers who want to gain in-depth understanding of Spring's AOP feature. After attending this session you will gain a solid understanding of Spring AOP, standard aspects shipped with the framework itself, and how to write new aspects. Some familiarity with the Spring framework, gained by attending other Spring talks or reading about Spring, is recommended.

About Ramnivas Laddad

Ramnivas Laddad is a well-known expert in enterprise Java, especially in the area of AOP and Spring. He is a Spring Framework and Cloud Foundry committer. Ramnivas is also the author of AspectJ in Action, the best-selling book on AOP and AspectJ that has been lauded by industry experts for its presentation of practical and innovative AOP applications to solve real-world problems. He has spoken at many leading industry events including JavaOne, JavaPolis, No Fluff Just Stuff, SpringOne, and O'Reilly OSCON. In recent years, Ramnivas has become a Scala fan. Ramnivas lives in the Silicon Valley.

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