Spring AOP pointcut that matches annotation on interface

Question

I have a service class implemented in Java 6 / Spring 3 that needs an annotation to restrict access by role.

I have defined an annotation called RequiredPermission t

Answer 1

Espen, your code works only for one class:

execution(public * com.mycompany.myservice.MyService+.*(..))

but what if I want this behaviour for all services in *com.mycompany.services.** package?

Answer 2

If I understand you correct, you want a pointcut that finds all methods in classes that extends MyService and is annotated and with the preferred arguments.

I propose that you replace:

execution(public * com.mycompany.myserviceimpl.*(..))

with:

execution(public * com.mycompany.myservice.MyService+.*(..))

The plus sign is used if you want a joinpoint to match the MyService class or a class that extends it.

I hope it helps!