package ca.uhn.fhir.rest.annotation;

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

import ca.uhn.fhir.model.api.Include;

/**
 * Method parameter which is used to indicate a parameter that will
 * be populated with the "_include" (or "_revinclude") values for a search param.
 * The parameter annotated with this annotation is used for either "_include"
 * or "_revinclude", depending on whether {@link #reverse()} has been
 * set to <code>true</code> (default is <code>false</code>).
 * 
 * <p>
 * Only up to two parameters may be annotated with this annotation (one each
 * for <code>reverse=false</code> and <code>reverse=true</code>. That
 * parameter should be one of the following:
 * </p> 
 * <ul>
 * <li><code>Collection<Include></code></li> 
 * <li><code>List<Include></code></li> 
 * <li><code>Set<Include></code></li> 
 * </ul>
 * 
 * @see Include
 */
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
@Target(value= {ElementType.PARAMETER})
public @interface IncludeParam {

	/**
	 * Optional value, if provided the server will only allow the values
	 * within the given set. If an _include parameter is passed to the server
	 * which does not match any allowed values the server will return an error.
	 * <p>
	 * Values for this parameter take the form that the FHIR specification
	 * defines for <code>_include</code> values, namely <code>[Resource Name].[path]</code>.
	 * For example: <code>"Patient.link.other"</code>
	 * or <code>"Encounter.partOf"</code> 
	 * </p>
	 * <p>
	 * You may also pass in a value of "*" which indicates means that the
	 * client may request <code>_include=*</code>. This is a request to 
	 * include all referenced resources as well as any resources referenced
	 * by those resources, etc.
	 * </p>
	 * <p>
	 * Leave this parameter empty if you do not want the server to declare or
	 * restrict which includes are allowable. In this case, the client may add
	 * any _include value they want, and that value will be accepted by the server
	 * and passed to the handling method. Note that this means that the server 
	 * will not declare which _include values it supports in its conformance
	 * statement.
	 * </p> 
	 */
	String[] allow() default {};
	
	/**
	 * If set to <code>true</code> (default is <code>false</code>), the values
	 * for this parameter correspond to the <code>_revinclude<code> parameter
	 * instead of the <code>_include<code> parameter.
	 */
	boolean reverse() default false;
	
}