src/main/java/org/apache/sling/models/annotations/injectorspecific/SlingObject.java

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package org.apache.sling.models.annotations.injectorspecific;

import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.FIELD;
import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.METHOD;
import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.PARAMETER;
import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME;

import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;

import org.apache.sling.models.annotations.Source;
import org.apache.sling.models.spi.injectorspecific.InjectAnnotation;

/**
 * Injects common Sling objects that can be derived from either a SlingHttpServletRequest, a ResourceResolver or a
 * Resource.
 * <p>The injection is class-based.</p>
 * <table>
 * <caption>Supports the following objects:</caption>
 * <tr>
 * <th style="text-align:left">Class</th>
 * <th style="text-align:left">Description</th>
 * <th style="text-align:center">Request</th>
 * <th style="text-align:center">ResourceResolver</th>
 * <th style="text-align:center">Resource</th>
 * </tr>
 * <tr style="background-color:#eee">
 * <td>ResourceResolver</td>
 * <td>Resource resolver</td>
 * <td style="text-align:center">X</td>
 * <td style="text-align:center">X</td>
 * <td style="text-align:center">X</td>
 * </tr>
 * <tr>
 * <td>Resource</td>
 * <td>Resource</td>
 * <td style="text-align:center">X</td>
 * <td></td>
 * <td style="text-align:center">X</td>
 * </tr>
 * <tr style="background-color:#eee">
 * <td>SlingHttpServletRequest</td>
 * <td>Sling request</td>
 * <td style="text-align:center">X</td>
 * <td></td>
 * <td></td>
 * </tr>
 * <tr>
 * <td>SlingHttpServletResponse</td>
 * <td>Sling response</td>
 * <td style="text-align:center">X</td>
 * <td></td>
 * <td></td>
 * </tr>
 * <tr style="background-color:#eee">
 * <td>SlingScriptHelper</td>
 * <td>Sling script helper</td>
 * <td style="text-align:center">X</td>
 * <td></td>
 * <td></td>
 * </tr>
 * </table>
 */
@Target({ METHOD, FIELD, PARAMETER })
@Retention(RUNTIME)
@InjectAnnotation
@Source("sling-object")
public @interface SlingObject {

    /**
     * If set to true, the model can be instantiated even if there is no request attribute
     * with the given name found.
     * Default = false.
     * @deprecated Use {@link injectionStrategy} instead
     */
    @Deprecated
    boolean optional() default false;
    
    /**
     * if set to REQUIRED injection is mandatory, if set to OPTIONAL injection is optional, in case of DEFAULT 
     * the standard annotations ({@link org.apache.sling.models.annotations.Optional}, {@link org.apache.sling.models.annotations.Required}) are used.
     * If even those are not available the default injection strategy defined on the {@link org.apache.sling.models.annotations.Model} applies.
     * Default value = DEFAULT.
     */
    public InjectionStrategy injectionStrategy() default InjectionStrategy.DEFAULT;

}