package edu.ualberta.med.biobank.validator.constraint;
import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;
import javax.validation.Constraint;
import javax.validation.Payload;
import edu.ualberta.med.biobank.validator.constraint.impl.NotUsedValidator;
import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.ANNOTATION_TYPE;
import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.CONSTRUCTOR;
import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.PARAMETER;
import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.TYPE;
import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME;
/**
* Asserts that the annotated bean is not used by the given class through the
* given property.
* <p>
* The message need not contain a list of objects that reference the 'NotUsed'
* object because the person who catches the exception has the necessary data to
* go and get that list.
*
* @author Jonathan Ferland
*/
@Documented
@Constraint(validatedBy = { NotUsedValidator.class })
@Target({ TYPE, ANNOTATION_TYPE, CONSTRUCTOR, PARAMETER })
@Retention(RUNTIME)
public @interface NotUsed {
String message() default "";
Class<?> by();
String property();
Class<?>[] groups() default {};
Class<? extends Payload>[] payload() default {};
/**
* Defines several {@code @NotUsed} annotations on the same element.
*/
@Target({ TYPE, ANNOTATION_TYPE, CONSTRUCTOR, PARAMETER })
@Retention(RUNTIME)
@Documented
public @interface List {
NotUsed[] value();
}
}