CountQuery.java

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package org.springframework.data.mongodb.repository;

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;

import org.springframework.core.annotation.AliasFor;

/**
 * Annotation to declare finder count queries directly on repository methods. Both attributes allow using a placeholder
 * notation of {@code ?0}, {@code ?1} and so on.
 *
 * @author Fırat KÜÇÜK
 * @author Oliver Gierke
 * @since 1.10
 */
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
@Target({ ElementType.METHOD, ElementType.ANNOTATION_TYPE })
@Documented
@Query(count = true)
public @interface CountQuery {

	/**
	 * Takes a MongoDB JSON string to define the actual query to be executed. This one will take precedence over the
	 * method name then. Alias for {@link Query#value}.
	 *
	 * @return
	 */
	@AliasFor(annotation = Query.class)
	String value() default "";
}