Model.java

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package org.apache.sling.models.annotations;

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

/**
 * Mark a class as adaptable via Sling Models.
 */
@Target(ElementType.TYPE)
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
@Documented
public @interface Model {

    /**
     * @return List of classes from which can be adapted.
     */
    public Class<?>[] adaptables();

    /**
     * @return List of classes to which can be adapted. If missing, the class that is annotated is used.
     *   If classes are given, they have to be either the annotated class itself, or interfaces or super classes of the class.
     *   The annotated class itself is always implicitly added to the adapters and does not need to be listed explicitly here.
     */
    public Class<?>[] adapters() default {};

    /**
     * @return Default injection strategy (optional or required)
     */
    public DefaultInjectionStrategy defaultInjectionStrategy() default DefaultInjectionStrategy.REQUIRED;

    /**
     * @return Condition that is displayed in the felix console adapter plugin
     */
    public String condition() default "";
    
    /**
     * 
     * @return {@link ValidationStrategy#DISABLED} in case the model should not be validated through Sling Validation (default),
     *  {@link ValidationStrategy#REQUIRED} in case the model should be validated and if no appropriate Sling Validation Model exists it is considered invalid or
     *  {@link ValidationStrategy#OPTIONAL} in case the model should be validated only in case an appropriate Sling Validation Model is found.
     * @see <a href="http://sling.apache.org/documentation/bundles/validation.html">Sling Validation</a>
     */
    public ValidationStrategy validation() default ValidationStrategy.DISABLED;

    /**
     *
     * @return the associated resource type for this model class
     */
    public String[] resourceType() default {};

    /**
     *
     * @return whether or not the model should be cached for the lifecycle of the adaptable
     */
    public boolean cache() default false;


}