Spring Aspect shown as advices but never invoked

Hi,

I've a abstract DaoImpl class with a method

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public List<T> matching(Criterion...filters)

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and another @Repository which implements the DaoImpl class. Now I'm creating an aspect as

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@Around("execution(* com.mycompany.myproduct.dao.impl.FieldDefinitionDaoImpl.matching(..))")
        public Object checkRestrictions(ProceedingJoinPoint point) throws Throwable

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In STS, it shows an indicator meaning that the point cut applied works on the intended method. But when I run a unit test, the aspect never gets executed. Also if I change the pointcut to

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@Around("execution(* com.mycompany.myproduct.dao.impl.FieldDefinitionDaoImpl.*(..))")
        public Object checkRestrictions(ProceedingJoinPoint point) throws Throwable

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, the aspect gets executed. I tried with this pointcut which I originally wanted but gave up after lots of trying because the aspect won't execute.

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@Around("execution(* com.mycompany.myproduct.dao.impl.FieldDefinitionDaoImpl.matching(org.hibernate.criteria.Criterion...)) and args(criterions)")
        public Object checkRestrictions(ProceedingJoinPoint point, Criterion...criterions) throws Throwable

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Please help

I never thought it'll take this long even here. Anyone? do you see any problems? How can I correct it?

Now, it can't be happening....

I mean, you guys must be knowing for sure......

There's a execution PCD and it shows what it matches in STS and I can search it in Pointcut Matches....but it never gets invoked....

It works when

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@Around("execution(* com.mycompany.myproduct.dao.impl.FieldDefinitionDa oImpl.*(..)))") public Object checkRestrictions(ProceedingJoinPoint point) throws Throwable

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There has to be some catch......Noone knows????????????????????????????????

I could very well imagine that there's certain small thing which I'm missing.

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So Spring AOP doesn't support self-invocation.

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I'm sure, I'll remember this throughout my life.

So anyone new to AOP, please make sure you understand this. I wasted two days cause I didn't go through the whole chapter in reference docs. My Bad.