OpenAda: Compile-Time Reflection for Ada 95
P. Rogers and A.J. Wellings
This paper introduces OpenAda, a compile-time reflective facility supporting full Ada that is similar to OpenC++ and OpenJava. We explain the general concepts of reflection, including compile-time reflection, introspection, and intercession, and then describe how the compiler is dynamically extended to perform user-defined translations. We then describe the compiler's support for introspection and intercession and provide a complete (through relatively simple) demonstration of use. This example illustrates certain limitations inherent to the implementation that we explain, along with the work-arounds provided.
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@inproceedings{Rogers2004,
author = {P. Rogers and A.J. Wellings},
booktitle = {Proccedings Software Technologies - Ada Europe},
editor = {A. Llamosi and A. Strohmeier},
pages = {166--177},
publisher = {Springer},
title = {OpenAda: Compile-Time Reflection for Ada 95},
volume = {LNCS 3063},
year = {2004}
}