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JastAdd - an aspect-oriented compiler construction system

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Summary, in English

We describe JastAdd, a Java-based system for compiler construction. JastAdd is centered around an object-oriented representation of the abstract syntax tree where reference variables can be used to link together different parts of the tree. JastAdd supports the combination of declarative techniques (using Reference Attributed Grammars) and imperative techniques (using ordinary Java code) in implementing the compiler. The behavior can be modularized into different aspects, e.g. name analysis, type checking, code generation, etc., that are woven together into classes using aspect-oriented programming techniques, providing a safer and more powerful alternative to the Visitor pattern. The JastAdd system is independent of the underlying parsing technology and supports any noncircular dependencies between computations, thereby allowing general multi-pass compilation. The attribute evaluator (optimal recursive evaluation) is implemented very conveniently using Java classes, interfaces, and virtual methods. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.

Publishing year

2003

Language

English

Pages

37-58

Publication/Series

Science of Computer Programming

Volume

47

Issue

1

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

Elsevier

Topic

  • Computer Science

Keywords

  • visitor pattern
  • Java
  • aspect-oriented programming
  • construction
  • reference attributed grammars
  • compiler

Status

Published

Research group

  • LUCAS

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 0167-6423