CrudSecure.java

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package org.opentides.annotation;

import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.TYPE;
import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME;

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

/**
 * Annotation for marking service classes as secured.
 * Crud methods in secure service classes are authorized by spring security
 * with the following conventions.
 * 
 * VIEW_<ENTITY>   - For loading the entity
 * ADD_<ENTITY>    - For adding/creating new entity
 * EDIT_<ENTITY>   - For editing/updating existing entity
 * DELETE_<ENTITY> - For deleting the entity
 *   
 * @author allanctan
 */
@Target(TYPE)
@Retention(RUNTIME)
public @interface CrudSecure {
	String value() default "";
}