Parameter.java

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package org.wso2.siddhi.annotation;

import org.wso2.siddhi.annotation.util.DataType;

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

/**
 * Annotation for storing the parameters of a Siddhi Extension.
 * <p>
 * <pre><code>
 * eg:-
 *      {@literal @}Extension(
 *                      ...
 *                      parameters = {
 *                          {@literal @}Parameter(name = "firstParameterName", type = {DataType.INT, DataType.LONG}),
 *                          {@literal @}Parameter(name = "SecondParameterName", type = {DataType.STRING})
 *                      },
 *                      ...
 *      )
 *      public CustomExtension extends ExtensionSuperClass {
 *          ...
 *      }
 * </code></pre>
 */
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
@Target(ElementType.ANNOTATION_TYPE)
public @interface Parameter {
    String name() default "";

    DataType[] type() default {};

    String description() default "";

    boolean optional() default false;

    boolean dynamic() default false;
}