PreSubmit.java

/*
 * JSmart Framework - Java Web Development Framework
 * Copyright (c) 2015, Jeferson Albino da Silva, All rights reserved.
 * 
 * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
 * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
 * version 3.0 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
 * 
 * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
 * Lesser General Public License for more details.
 * 
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 * License along with this library. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
*/

package com.jsmartframework.web.annotation;

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

/**
 * This annotation is used on methods that you want to be executed
 * before the action method mapped on JSP file or via {@link Action}
 * annotation is invoked.
 * <br>
 * Also the method annotated with this annotation can return the type
 * of {@link Boolean} to indicate if the action method should be invoked.
 * <br>
 * Use {@link PreAction} annotation that is semantically correct.
 */
@Target(ElementType.METHOD)
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
@Deprecated
public @interface PreSubmit {

    /**
     * List of action methods which the method annotated with
     * {@link PreSubmit} must be invoked
     */
    String[] onActions() default {};

}