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package org.apache.juneau.plaintext.annotation;

import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.*;
import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.*;

import java.lang.annotation.*;

import org.apache.juneau.annotation.*;
import org.apache.juneau.plaintext.*;

/**
 * Annotation for specifying config properties defined in {@link PlainTextSerializer} and {@link PlainTextParser}.
 *
 * <p>
 * Used primarily for specifying bean configuration properties on REST classes and methods.
 */
@Documented
@Target({TYPE,METHOD})
@Retention(RUNTIME)
@Inherited
@PropertyStoreApply(PlainTextConfigApply.class)
public @interface PlainTextConfig {

	/**
	 * Optional rank for this config.
	 *
	 * <p>
	 * Can be used to override default ordering and application of config annotations.
	 */
	int rank() default 0;

	//-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
	// PlainTextCommon
	//-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

	/**
	 * Indirectly applies {@link PlainText @PlainText} annotations to classes/methods.
	 *
	 * <p>
	 * Provides an alternate approach for applying annotations to classes/methods annotations using the {@link PlainText#on() @PlainText.on}
	 * annotation to specify the class/method names to apply the annotation to.
	 *
	 * <ul class='seealso'>
	 * 	<li class='link'>{@doc juneau-marshall.ClassMethodAnnotations}
	 * </ul>
	 */
	PlainText[] annotatePlainText() default {};

	//-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
	// PlainTextSerializer
	//-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

	//-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
	// PlainTextParser
	//-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
}