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package org.apache.juneau.annotation;
import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.*;
import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.*;
import java.lang.annotation.*;
import org.apache.juneau.transform.*;
/**
* Associates {@link PojoSwap} and {@link Surrogate} classes with POJOs and bean properties.
*
* <p>
* This annotation can be used in the following locations:
* <ul>
* <li>Classes.
* <li>Bean getters/setters/fields.
* <li>Inside the {@link Swaps @Swaps} annotation.
* </ul>
*
* <ul class='seealso'>
* <li class='link'>{@doc juneau-marshall.Transforms.SwapAnnotation}
* </ul>
*/
@Documented
@Target({TYPE,ANNOTATION_TYPE,FIELD,METHOD})
@Retention(RUNTIME)
@Inherited
public @interface Swap {
/**
* The {@link PojoSwap} and {@link Surrogate} class.
*
* <p>
* A synonym for {@link #value()}.
*/
Class<?> impl() default Null.class;
/**
* Identifies the media types that this swap is applicable for.
*
* <p>
* In the following example, the swap is only invoked by the JSON serializer:
*
* <p class='bcode w800'>
* <ja>@Swap</ja>(impl=ToStringSwap.<jk>class</jk>, mediaTypes=<js>"&#42;/json"</js>)
* <jk>public class</jk> MyBean { ... }
*
* <jk>public class</jk> ToStringSwap <jk>extends</jk> PojoSwap&lt;Object,String&gt; {
* <jk>public</jk> String swap(BeanSession session, Object o) <jk>throws</jk> Exception {
* <jk>return</jk> o.toString();
* }
* }
* </p>
*
* <ul class='seealso'>
* <li class='link'>{@doc juneau-marshall.Transforms.PerMediaTypePojoSwaps}
* </ul>
*/
String[] mediaTypes() default {};
/**
* Dynamically apply this annotation to the specified classes/methods/fields.
*
* <p>
* Used in conjunction with the {@link BeanConfig#applySwap()}.
* It is ignored when the annotation is applied directly to classes.
*
* <p>
* The valid pattern matches are:
* <ul>
* <li>Classes:
* <ul>
* <li>Fully qualified:
* <ul>
* <li><js>"com.foo.MyClass"</js>
* </ul>
* <li>Fully qualified inner class:
* <ul>
* <li><js>"com.foo.MyClass$Inner1$Inner2"</js>
* </ul>
* <li>Simple:
* <ul>
* <li><js>"MyClass"</js>
* </ul>
* <li>Simple inner:
* <ul>
* <li><js>"MyClass$Inner1$Inner2"</js>
* <li><js>"Inner1$Inner2"</js>
* <li><js>"Inner2"</js>
* </ul>
* </ul>
* <li>Methods:
* <ul>
* <li>Fully qualified with args:
* <ul>
* <li><js>"com.foo.MyClass.myMethod(String,int)"</js>
* <li><js>"com.foo.MyClass.myMethod(java.lang.String,int)"</js>
* <li><js>"com.foo.MyClass.myMethod()"</js>
* </ul>
* <li>Fully qualified:
* <ul>
* <li><js>"com.foo.MyClass.myMethod"</js>
* </ul>
* <li>Simple with args:
* <ul>
* <li><js>"MyClass.myMethod(String,int)"</js>
* <li><js>"MyClass.myMethod(java.lang.String,int)"</js>
* <li><js>"MyClass.myMethod()"</js>
* </ul>
* <li>Simple:
* <ul>
* <li><js>"MyClass.myMethod"</js>
* </ul>
* <li>Simple inner class:
* <ul>
* <li><js>"MyClass$Inner1$Inner2.myMethod"</js>
* <li><js>"Inner1$Inner2.myMethod"</js>
* <li><js>"Inner2.myMethod"</js>
* </ul>
* </ul>
* <li>Fields:
* <ul>
* <li>Fully qualified:
* <ul>
* <li><js>"com.foo.MyClass.myField"</js>
* </ul>
* <li>Simple:
* <ul>
* <li><js>"MyClass.myField"</js>
* </ul>
* <li>Simple inner class:
* <ul>
* <li><js>"MyClass$Inner1$Inner2.myField"</js>
* <li><js>"Inner1$Inner2.myField"</js>
* <li><js>"Inner2.myField"</js>
* </ul>
* </ul>
* <li>A comma-delimited list of anything on this list.
* </ul>
*
* <ul class='seealso'>
* <li class='link'>{@doc juneau-marshall.DynamicallyAppliedAnnotations}
* </ul>
*/
String on() default "";
/**
* Identifies a template string along with this swap.
*
* <p>
* Template strings are arbitrary strings associated with swaps that help provide additional context information
* for the swap class.
* They're called 'templates' because their primary purpose is for providing template names, such as Apache FreeMarker
* template names.
*
* <p>
* The following is an example of a templated swap class used to serialize POJOs to HTML using FreeMarker:
*
* <p class='bcode w800'>
* <jc>// Our templated swap class.</jc>
* <jk>public class</jk> FreeMarkerSwap <jk>extends</jk> PojoSwap&lt;Object,Reader&gt; {
*
* <jk>public</jk> MediaType[] forMediaTypes() {
* <jk>return</jk> MediaType.<jsm>forStrings</jsm>(<js>"&#42;/html"</js>);
* }
*
* <jk>public</jk> Reader swap(BeanSession session, Object o, String template) <jk>throws</jk> Exception {
* <jk>return</jk> getFreeMarkerReader(template, o); <jc>// Some method that creates raw HTML.</jc>
* }
* }
* </p>
* <p class='bcode w800'>
* <ja>@Swap</ja>(impl=FreeMarkerSwap.<jk>class</jk>, template=<js>"MyPojo.div.ftl"</js>)
* <jk>public class</jk> MyPojo {}
* </p>
*
* <ul class='seealso'>
* <li class='link'>{@doc juneau-marshall.Transforms.TemplatedSwaps}
* </ul>
*/
String template() default "";
/**
* The {@link PojoSwap} and {@link Surrogate} class.
*
* <p>
* A synonym for {@link #impl()}.
*/
Class<?> value() default Null.class;
}