uimafit-core/src/main/java/org/apache/uima/fit/descriptor/FsIndex.java

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package org.apache.uima.fit.descriptor;

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

import org.apache.uima.fit.factory.FsIndexFactory;
import org.apache.uima.jcas.cas.TOP;
import org.apache.uima.resource.metadata.FsIndexDescription;
import org.apache.uima.resource.metadata.FsIndexKeyDescription;

/**
 * @see FsIndexDescription
 * @see FsIndexFactory
 */
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
@Target(ElementType.TYPE)
public @interface FsIndex {
  /**
   * @see FsIndexDescription#KIND_SORTED
   */
  public static final String KIND_SORTED = FsIndexDescription.KIND_SORTED;

  /**
   * @see FsIndexDescription#KIND_SET
   */
  public static final String KIND_SET = FsIndexDescription.KIND_SET;

  /**
   * @see FsIndexDescription#KIND_BAG
   */
  public static final String KIND_BAG = FsIndexDescription.KIND_BAG;

  /**
   * @see FsIndexDescription#getLabel()
   * 
   * @return the label of this index
   */
  String label();

  /**
   * The type of the index as name. As an alternative, the index can be defined using a class with
   * {@link #type()}. One method or the other must be used to set the index type. 
   * 
   * @see FsIndexDescription#getTypeName()
   * 
   * @return the type name for this index
   */
  String typeName() default NO_NAME_TYPE_SET;

  /**
   * The type of the index as class. As an alternative, the index can be defined using a type name
   * with {@link #typeName()}. One method or the other must be used to set the index type. 
   * 
   * @see FsIndexDescription#getTypeName()
   * 
   * @return the type for this index
   */
  Class<? extends TOP> type() default NoClassSet.class;

  /**
   * @see FsIndexDescription#getKind()
   * 
   * @return the kind of index
   */
  String kind() default KIND_BAG;

  /**
   * @see FsIndexDescription#getKeys()
   * 
   * @return the keys for this index
   */
  FsIndexKey[] keys() default {};

  /**
   * @see FsIndexKeyDescription#isTypePriority()
   * 
   * @return true if and only if this is a type priority key
   */
  boolean typePriorities() default true;

  /**
   * Indicates that no type has been set.
   */
  public static final class NoClassSet extends TOP { /* Nothing */
  }

  /**
   * Indicated that no type name has been set.
   */
  public static final String NO_NAME_TYPE_SET = "org.apache.uima.fit.descriptor.FsIndex.NO_NAME_TYPE_SET";

}