ConfigurationProperty.java

package de.gaalop;

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

/**
 * You can annotate fields in your Plugin classes with this annotation to make those properties
 * configurable by the Gaalop application. Properties will be read from a configuration file
 * and then set using your classes setter methods for those fields.
 */
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
@Target({ElementType.FIELD})
public @interface ConfigurationProperty {
	
	Type type();
	
	/**
	 * This type provides meta information about the type of the annotated field.
	 * 
	 * @author Christian Schwinn
	 */
	public enum Type {
		/** String values */
		TEXT,
		
		/** Integer numbers */
		NUMBER,
		
		/** Boolean values */
		BOOLEAN,

                /** File chooser */
                FILEPATH,

                /** Directory chooser */
                DIRPATH
	}
}