Pro Spring 6 with Kotlin: An In-depth Guide to Using Kotlin APIs in Spring Framework 6

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P. Späth et al.Pro Spring 6 with Kotlinhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-9557-1_5

5. Spring AOP

Peter Späth¹  , Iuliana Cosmina², Rob Harrop³ and Chris Schaefer⁴

(1)

Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany

(2)

Edinburgh, UK

(3)

Reddish, UK

(4)

Venice, FL, USA

 

Besides dependency injection (DI), another core feature that the Spring Framework offers is support for aspect-oriented programming (AOP). AOP is often referred to as a tool for implementing crosscutting concerns. The term crosscutting concerns refers to logic in an application that cannot be decomposed from the rest of the application and may result in code duplication and tight coupling. By using AOP for modularizing ...