JSON.java

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package org.primeframework.mvc.action.result.annotation;

import org.primeframework.mvc.content.json.annotation.JSONResponse;

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

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

/**
 * This annotation marks a result from an action as JSON. This uses Jackson to convert the Java Object to JSON. This
 * uses the {@link JSONResponse} annotation to locate the member of the action that contains the response.
 *
 * @author Brian Pontarelli
 */
@ResultAnnotation
@Retention(RUNTIME)
@Target(TYPE)
public @interface JSON {
  /**
   * @return The result code from the action's execute method that this Result is associated with.
   */
  String code() default "success";

  /**
   * @return The HTTP status code.
   */
  int status() default 200;

  /**
   * A list of JSON annotations.
   */
  @ResultContainerAnnotation
  @Retention(RUNTIME)
  @Target(TYPE)
  public static @interface List {
    JSON[] value();
  }
}