src/main/java/groovy/transform/CompileStatic.java

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package groovy.transform;

import org.codehaus.groovy.transform.GroovyASTTransformationClass;

import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;

/**
 * This will let the Groovy compiler use compile time checks in the style of Java
 * then perform static compilation, thus bypassing the Groovy meta object protocol.
 * <p>
 * When a class is annotated, all methods, properties, files, inner classes, etc.
 * of the annotated class will be type checked. When a method is annotated, static
 * compilation applies only to items (closures and anonymous inner classes) within
 * the method.
 * <p>
 * By using {@link TypeCheckingMode#SKIP}, static compilation can be skipped on an
 * element within a class or method otherwise marked with CompileStatic. For example
 * a class can be annotated with CompileStatic, and a method within can be marked
 * to skip static checking to use dynamic language features.
 *
 * @see CompileDynamic
 */
@Documented
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.SOURCE)
@Target({   ElementType.METHOD,         ElementType.TYPE,
            ElementType.CONSTRUCTOR
})
@GroovyASTTransformationClass("org.codehaus.groovy.transform.sc.StaticCompileTransformation")
public @interface CompileStatic {
    TypeCheckingMode value() default TypeCheckingMode.PASS;

    /**
     * The list of (classpath resources) paths to type checking DSL scripts, also known
     * as type checking extensions.
     * @return an array of paths to groovy scripts that must be on compile classpath
     */
    String[] extensions() default {};
}