Parameter.java

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package org.apache.felix.service.command;

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

@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
@Target({ElementType.PARAMETER})
public @interface Parameter
{
    static final String UNSPECIFIED = "org.apache.felix.service.command.unspecified.parameter";

    /**
     * Parameter name and aliases which must start with the hyphen character.
     * @return parameter names.
    **/
    String[] names();

    /**
     * The default value of the parameter if its name is present on the
     * command line. If this value is specified, then the command parsing
     * will not expect a value on the command line for this parameter.
     * If this value is UNSPECIFIED, then an argument must be specified on the
     * command line for the parameter.
     * @return default value of the parameter if its name is present on the
     *         command line.
    **/
    String presentValue() default UNSPECIFIED;

    /**
     * The default value of the parameter if its name is not present on the
     * command line. This value is effectively the default value for the
     * parameter.
     * @return default value of the parameter if its name is not present
     *         on the command line.
    **/
    String absentValue();
}