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package com.amazonaws.services.dynamodbv2.datamodeling;
import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;
/**
* Annotation to convert the enumeration value to a string.
*
* <p>Alternately, the {@link DynamoDBTyped} annotation may be used,</p>
* <pre class="brush: java">
* public static enum Status { OPEN, PENDING, CLOSED }
*
* @DynamoDBTyped(DynamoDBAttributeType.S)
* public Status getStatus()
* </pre>
*
* <p>Please note, there are some risks in distributed systems when using
* enumerations as attributes intead of simply using a String.
* When adding new values to the enumeration, the enum only changes must
* be deployed before the enumeration value can be persisted. This will
* ensure that all systems have the correct code to map it from the item
* record in DynamoDB to your objects.</p>
*
* @see com.amazonaws.services.dynamodbv2.datamodeling.DynamoDBTypeConverted
*/
@DynamoDBTyped(DynamoDBMapperFieldModel.DynamoDBAttributeType.S)
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
@Target({ElementType.TYPE, ElementType.FIELD, ElementType.METHOD})
public @interface DynamoDBTypeConvertedEnum {
}