Listing.java

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package org.glassfish.config.support;

import org.glassfish.api.I18n;
import org.jvnet.hk2.config.GenerateServiceFromMethod;
import org.jvnet.hk2.config.GeneratedServiceName;

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

import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME;

/**
 * List command annotation.
 *
 * Follow the same pattern as {@link Create} or {@link Delete} annotations
 * to generate a command implementation to list elements.
 *
 * Types of elements are listed are infered from the annotated method and
 * parent instance to get the list of elements from must be returned by
 * the resolver.
 *
 * See {@link Create} for initialization information
 *
 * @author Jerome Dochez
 */
@Retention(RUNTIME)
@Target(ElementType.METHOD)
@GenerateServiceFromMethod(implementation="org.glassfish.config.support.GenericListCommand",
                           advertisedContracts="org.glassfish.api.admin.AdminCommand")
public @interface Listing {

    /**
     * Name of the command that will be used to register this generic command implementation under.
     *
     * @return the command name as the user types it.
     */
    @GeneratedServiceName
    String value();

    /**
     * Returns the instance of the parent that should be used get the list of children.
     *
     * @return the parent instance.
     */
    Class<? extends CrudResolver> resolver() default CrudResolver.DefaultResolver.class;

    /**
     * Returns the i18n key that will be used to look up a localized string in the annotated
     * type module.
     *
     * @return the key to look up localized description for the command.
     */
    I18n i18n();    
}