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package com.datastax.driver.mapping.annotations;


import com.datastax.driver.mapping.Mapper;

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

/**
 * Annotates a "computed" property, which gets filled from a CQL expression in the SELECT query
 * used to retrieve an entity.
 * <p/>
 * Note that such properties are only filled by default mapper operations ({@link Mapper#get(Object...)}),
 * they will be ignored in accessor queries and save operations.
 * <p/>
 * As opposed to other mapper annotations, this one doesn't handle case sensitivity. If your expression
 * contains case-sensitive names, you'll need to quote them explicitly:
 * <pre>
 * {@code @Computed("\"caseSensitiveFunction\"(v)")}
 * </pre>
 */
@Target({ElementType.FIELD, ElementType.METHOD})
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
public @interface Computed {
    /**
     * The formula used to compute the property.
     * <p/>
     * This is a CQL expression like you would use directly in a query, for instance
     * {@code "writetime(v)"}.
     *
     * @return the formula.
     */
    String value();
}