/**
* Copyright 2013 the original author or authors.
*
* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 the "License";
* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
* You may obtain a copy of the License at
*
* http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
* Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
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* WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
* See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
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**/
package io.neba.api.annotations;
import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;
import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.ANNOTATION_TYPE;
import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.METHOD;
import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME;
/**
* Methods of a {@link ResourceModel} with this annotation are invoked before
* any properties have been mapped from the model's resource.
* If multiple methods are annotated, all of them are executed in the order of declaration.
*
* Example:
* <pre>
* @{@link ResourceModel}
* public class MyModel {
* @{@link This}
* private Resource resouce;
*
* @{@link PreMapping}
* public void provideSomeDefaultValue() {
* this.resource = ...;
* }
* @{@link PreMapping}
* private void anotherMethodThatNeedsExecutionBeforeMapping() throws Exception {
* ...
* }
* }
* </pre>
*
* @author Olaf Otto
*/
@Documented
@Retention(RUNTIME)
@Target({METHOD, ANNOTATION_TYPE})
public @interface PreMapping {
}