src/main/java/org/apache/felix/scr/annotations/sling/SlingFilter.java

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package org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.sling;

import java.lang.annotation.*;

/**
 * Marks servlet classes as SCR component, and allows to add a
 * filter to Sling's processing.
 * This annotation generates to private properties for the
 * order and the scope.
 * By default it also generates a component and a service tag,
 * but this generation can be overriden.
 */
@Target(ElementType.TYPE)
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.CLASS)
@Documented
public @interface SlingFilter {

    /**
     * The order of the filter.
     * This value is used to sort the filters. Filters with a lower order
     * are executed before a filter with a higher order. If two filters
     * have the same order, they are executed in an undefined order.
     */
    int order();

    /**
     * The scopes of a filter.
     * If the filter has request scope, it is run once for a request.
     * If the filter has component scope, it is run once for every included
     * component (rendering).
     */
    SlingFilterScope[] scope() default SlingFilterScope.REQUEST;

    /**
     * Whether to generate a default SCR component tag with. If
     * set to false, a {@link org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.Component}
     * annotation can be added manually with defined whatever configuration
     * needed.
     */
    boolean generateComponent() default true;

    /**
     * Whether to generate a default SCR service tag with
     * "interface=javax.servlet.Filter". If set to false, a
     * {@link org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.Service} annotation can be added
     * manually with defined whatever configuration needed.
     */
    boolean generateService() default true;

    /**
     * Defines the Component name also used as the PID for the Configuration
     * Admin Service. Default value: Fully qualified name of the Java class.
     */
    String name() default "";

    /**
     * Whether Metatype Service data is generated or not. If this parameter is
     * set to true Metatype Service data is generated in the
     * <code>metatype.xml</code> file for this component. Otherwise no Metatype
     * Service data is generated for this component.
     */
    boolean metatype() default false;

    /**
     * This is generally used as a title for the object described by the meta
     * type. This name may be localized by prepending a % sign to the name.
     * Default value: %&lt;name&gt;.name
     */
    String label() default "";

    /**
     * This is generally used as a description for the object described by the
     * meta type. This name may be localized by prepending a % sign to the name.
     * Default value: %&lt;name&gt;.description
     */
    String description() default "";
}