PropertySetter.java

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 * obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. OpenMRS is also distributed under
 * the terms of the Healthcare Disclaimer located at http://openmrs.org/license.
 *
 * Copyright (C) OpenMRS Inc. OpenMRS is a registered trademark and the OpenMRS
 * graphic logo is a trademark of OpenMRS Inc.
 */
package org.openmrs.module.webservices.rest.web.annotation;

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

import org.openmrs.module.webservices.rest.web.resource.impl.DelegatingCrudResource;

/**
 * Use this annotation to mark a method in a {@link DelegatingCrudResource} implementation that
 * describes how to set a property on a delegate. (You would use this, for example, if you want to
 * expose a "preferredName" property in the resource, which doesn't have a direct setter on the
 * delegate.) The "setter" method should have the form "void setXyz(T delegate, Object value)" and
 * may be static.
 */
@Target(ElementType.METHOD)
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
public @interface PropertySetter {
	
	/**
	 * @return the name of the property the annotated method is a "setter" for.
	 */
	String value();
	
}