Spring AOP - XML Based Apppcation

In this chapter, we will write actual AOP apppcations using Spring AOP Framework. Before you start writing your first example using Spring-WS framework, you have to make sure that you have set up your Spring AOP environment properly as explained in Spring Web Services - Environment Setup chapter.

Now, proceed to write a simple console-ased Spring AOP Apppcation, which will demonstrate AOP concepts.

Create a Project

Step 1 − Open a command console, go the C:MVN directory and execute the following mvn command.

C:MVN>mvn archetype:generate -DgroupId=com.tutorialspoint 
-DartifactId=Student -DarchetypeArtifactId=maven-archetype-quickstart 
-DinteractiveMode=false

Maven will start processing and will create the complete Java apppcation project structure.

[INFO] Scanning for projects...
[INFO]
[INFO] ------------------< org.apache.maven:standalone-pom >-------------------
[INFO] Building Maven Stub Project (No POM) 1
[INFO] --------------------------------[ pom ]---------------------------------
[INFO]
[INFO] >>> maven-archetype-plugin:3.2.0:generate (default-cp) > generate-sources @ standalone-pom >>>
[INFO]
[INFO] <<< maven-archetype-plugin:3.2.0:generate (default-cp) < generate-sources @ standalone-pom <<<
[INFO]
[INFO]
[INFO] --- maven-archetype-plugin:3.2.0:generate (default-cp) @ standalone-pom ---
[INFO] Generating project in Batch mode
[INFO] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
[INFO] Using following parameters for creating project from Old (1.x) Archetype: maven-archetype-quickstart:1.0
[INFO] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
[INFO] Parameter: basedir, Value: C:MVN
[INFO] Parameter: package, Value: com.tutorialspoint
[INFO] Parameter: groupId, Value: com.tutorialspoint
[INFO] Parameter: artifactId, Value: Student
[INFO] Parameter: packageName, Value: com.tutorialspoint
[INFO] Parameter: version, Value: 1.0-SNAPSHOT
[INFO] project created from Old (1.x) Archetype in dir: C:MVNStudent
[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
[INFO] BUILD SUCCESS
[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
[INFO] Total time:  13.388 s
[INFO] Finished at: 2021-12-27T20:18:26+05:30
[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------

Step 2 − Go to C:/MVN directory. You ll see a Java apppcation project created, named student (as specified in artifactId). Update the POM.xml to include Spring-AOP dependencies. Add MainApp.java, Student.java, and Logging.java files.

POM.xml

<project xmlns = "http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" 
   xmlns:xsi = "http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
   xsi:schemaLocation = "http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 
   http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.tutorialspoint</groupId>
   <artifactId>Student</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
   <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <name>Student</name>
   <url>http://maven.apache.org</url>

   <properties>
      <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
      <maven.compiler.source>1.7</maven.compiler.source>
      <maven.compiler.target>1.7</maven.compiler.target>
   </properties>

   <dependencies>
      <dependency>
         <groupId>junit</groupId>
         <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
         <version>4.11</version>
         <scope>test</scope>
      </dependency>
      <dependency>
         <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
         <artifactId>spring-aop</artifactId>
         <version>5.3.14</version>
      </dependency>
      <dependency>
         <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
         <artifactId>spring-context</artifactId>
         <version>5.3.14</version>
      </dependency>
      <dependency>
         <groupId>org.aspectj</groupId>
         <artifactId>aspectjweaver</artifactId>
         <version>1.9.7</version>
      </dependency>
   </dependencies>
</project>

Following is the content of the Logging.java file.

package com.tutorialspoint;

pubpc class Logging {
   /** 
      * This is the method which I would pke to execute
      * before a selected method execution.
   */
   pubpc void beforeAdvice() {
      System.out.println("Going to setup student profile.");
   }
   /** 
      * This is the method which I would pke to execute
      * after a selected method execution.
   */
   pubpc void afterAdvice() {
      System.out.println("Student profile has been setup.");
   }
   /** 
      * This is the method which I would pke to execute
      * when any method returns.
   */
   pubpc void afterReturningAdvice(Object retVal){
      System.out.println("Returning:" + retVal.toString() );
   }
   /**
      * This is the method which I would pke to execute
      * if there is an exception raised.
   */
   pubpc void AfterThrowingAdvice(IllegalArgumentException ex) {
      System.out.println("There has been an exception: " + ex.toString());   
   }
}

Following is the content of the Student.java file.

package com.tutorialspoint;

pubpc class Student {
   private Integer age;
   private String name;

   pubpc void setAge(Integer age) {
      this.age = age;
   }
   pubpc Integer getAge() {
      System.out.println("Age : " + age );
      return age;
   }
   pubpc void setName(String name) {
      this.name = name;
   }
   pubpc String getName() {
      System.out.println("Name : " + name );
      return name;
   }
   pubpc void printThrowException(){
      System.out.println("Exception raised");
      throw new IllegalArgumentException();
   }
}

Following is the content of the MainApp.java file.

package com.tutorialspoint;

import org.springframework.context.ApppcationContext;
import org.springframework.context.support.ClassPathXmlApppcationContext;

pubpc class MainApp {
   pubpc static void main(String[] args) {
      ApppcationContext context = new ClassPathXmlApppcationContext("Beans.xml");

      Student student = (Student) context.getBean("student");
      student.getName();
      student.getAge();
      student.printThrowException();
   }
}

Step 3 − Add the configuration file Beans.xml under src > main > resources folder.

<?xml version = "1.0" encoding = "UTF-8"?>
<beans xmlns = "http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans"
   xmlns:xsi = "http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" 
   xmlns:aop = "http://www.springframework.org/schema/aop"
   xsi:schemaLocation = "http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans
   http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans/spring-beans-3.0.xsd 
   http://www.springframework.org/schema/aop 
   http://www.springframework.org/schema/aop/spring-aop-3.0.xsd ">

   <aop:config>
      <aop:aspect id = "log" ref = "logging">
         <aop:pointcut id = "selectAll" 
            expression = "execution(* com.tutorialspoint.*.*(..))"/>
         <aop:before pointcut-ref = "selectAll" method = "beforeAdvice"/>
         <aop:after pointcut-ref = "selectAll" method = "afterAdvice"/>
         <aop:after-returning pointcut-ref = "selectAll" 
            returning = "retVal"
            method = "afterReturningAdvice"/>
         <aop:after-throwing pointcut-ref = "selectAll" 
            throwing = "ex"
            method = "AfterThrowingAdvice"/>
      </aop:aspect>
   </aop:config>

   <!-- Definition for student bean -->
   <bean id = "student" class = "com.tutorialspoint.Student">
      <property name = "name"  value = "Zara" />
      <property name = "age"  value = "11"/>      
   </bean>

   <!-- Definition for logging aspect -->
   <bean id = "logging" class = "com.tutorialspoint.Logging"/> 
</beans>

Step 4 − Open the command console, go the C:MVN directory and execute the following mvn command.

C:MVN>Student> mvn package

Maven will start processing and downloading the required pbraries.

C:MVNStudent>mvn package
[INFO] Scanning for projects...
[INFO]
[INFO] ---------------------< com.tutorialspoint:Student >---------------------
[INFO] Building Student 1.0-SNAPSHOT
[INFO] --------------------------------[ jar ]---------------------------------
[INFO]
[INFO] --- maven-resources-plugin:2.6:resources (default-resources) @ Student ---
[INFO] Using  UTF-8  encoding to copy filtered resources.
[INFO] Copying 1 resource
[INFO]
[INFO] --- maven-compiler-plugin:3.1:compile (default-compile) @ Student ---
[INFO] Nothing to compile - all classes are up to date
[INFO]
[INFO] --- maven-resources-plugin:2.6:testResources (default-testResources) @ Student ---
[INFO] Using  UTF-8  encoding to copy filtered resources.
[INFO] skip non existing resourceDirectory C:MVNStudentsrc	est
esources
[INFO]
[INFO] --- maven-compiler-plugin:3.1:testCompile (default-testCompile) @ Student ---
[INFO] Nothing to compile - all classes are up to date
[INFO]
[INFO] --- maven-surefire-plugin:2.12.4:test (default-test) @ Student ---
[INFO] Surefire report directory: C:MVNStudent	argetsurefire-reports

-------------------------------------------------------
 T E S T S
-------------------------------------------------------
Running com.tutorialspoint.AppTest
Tests run: 1, Failures: 0, Errors: 0, Skipped: 0, Time elapsed: 0.093 sec

Results :

Tests run: 1, Failures: 0, Errors: 0, Skipped: 0

[INFO]
[INFO] --- maven-jar-plugin:2.4:jar (default-jar) @ Student ---
[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
[INFO] BUILD SUCCESS
[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
[INFO] Total time:  4.213 s
[INFO] Finished at: 2021-12-27T20:42:00+05:30
[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
C:MVNStudent>

Import Project in Ecppse

Step 1 − Open Ecppse.

Step 2 − Select File → Import → option.

Step 3 − Select Maven Projects Option. Cpck the Next Button.

Step 4 − Select Project location, where Student project was created using Maven.

Step 5 − Cpck Finish Button.

Run Project

Once you are done creating the source and configuration files, run your apppcation. Rightcpck on MainApp.java in your apppcation and use run as Java Apppcation command. If everything is fine with your apppcation, it will print the following message.

Going to setup student profile.
Name : Zara
Student profile has been setup.
Returning:Zara
Going to setup student profile.
Age : 11
Student profile has been setup.
Returning:11
Going to setup student profile.
Exception raised
Student profile has been setup.
There has been an exception: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.IllegalArgumentException
	at com.tutorialspoint.Student.printThrowException(Student.java:25)
...