AspectJ in Test Automation

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Covers AspectJ, the Java Aspect-Oriented Programming implementation, explaining its internals and how it can be applied to test automation problems such as automatic method-call logging without modifying test code. Shows concrete uses within frameworks like Allure and Spring, discusses trade-offs (the cost of the magic), and includes a demo.

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1. 0:00Start
2. 1:38Typical TAF layers
3. 4:25Pointcuts
4. 6:20Advise declarations
5. 7:56Java program execution flow
6. 8:37Compile-time weaving
7. 9:24Post-compile weaving
8. 9:59Load-time weaving
9. 11:15Looks familiar?
10. 13:10Implicit logging of your tests' actions
11. 23:58Logging of 3rd-party libraries
12. 37:58Amend 3rd-party libraries functions
13. 39:09Migration between reporting tools
14. 40:09Excessive one-time logging
15. 41:14Keep in mind

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