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package com.fitbur.jackson.databind.annotation;

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

import com.fitbur.jackson.databind.JsonDeserializer;
import com.fitbur.jackson.databind.KeyDeserializer;
import com.fitbur.jackson.databind.util.Converter;

/**
 * Annotation use for configuring deserialization aspects, by attaching
 * to "setter" methods or fields, or to value classes.
 * When annotating value classes, configuration is used for instances
 * of the value class but can be overridden by more specific annotations
 * (ones that attach to methods or fields).
 *
 * An example annotation would be:
 *
 *  @JsonDeserialize(using=MySerializer.class,
 *    as=MyHashMap.class,
 *    keyAs=MyHashKey.class,
 *    contentAs=MyHashValue.class
 *  )
 *
 *
 */
@Target({ElementType.ANNOTATION_TYPE, ElementType.METHOD, ElementType.FIELD, ElementType.TYPE, ElementType.PARAMETER})
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
@com.fitbur.jackson.annotation.JacksonAnnotation
public @interface JsonDeserialize
{
    // // // Annotations for explicitly specifying deserialize/builder

    /**
     * Deserializer class to use for deserializing associated value.
     * Depending on what is annotated,
     * value is either an instance of annotated class (used globablly
     * anywhere where class deserializer is needed); or only used for
     * deserializing property access via a setter method.
     */
    @SuppressWarnings("rawtypes") // to work around JDK8 bug wrt Class-valued annotation properties
    public Class using()
        default JsonDeserializer.None.class;

    /**
     * Deserializer class to use for deserializing contents (elements
     * of a Collection/array, values of Maps) of annotated property.
     * Can only be used on instances (methods, fields, constructors),
     * and not value classes themselves.
     */
    @SuppressWarnings("rawtypes") // to work around JDK8 bug wrt Class-valued annotation properties
    public Class contentUsing()
        default JsonDeserializer.None.class;

    /**
     * Deserializer class to use for deserializing Map keys
     * of annotated property.
     * Can only be used on instances (methods, fields, constructors),
     * and not value classes themselves.
     */
    public Class keyUsing()
        default KeyDeserializer.None.class;

    /**
     * Annotation for specifying if an external Builder class is to
     * be used for building up deserialized instances of annotated
     * class. If so, an instance of referenced class is first constructed
     * (possibly using a Creator method; or if none defined, using default
     * constructor), and its "with-methods" are used for populating fields;
     * and finally "build-method" is invoked to complete deserialization.
     */
    public Class builder() default Void.class;

    // // // Annotations for specifying intermediate Converters (2.2+)
    
    /**
     * Which helper object (if any) is to be used to convert from Jackson-bound
     * intermediate type (source type of converter) into actual property type
     * (which must be same as result type of converter). This is often used
     * for two-step deserialization; Jackson binds data into suitable intermediate
     * type (like Tree representation), and converter then builds actual property
     * type.
     *
     * @since 2.2
     */
    @SuppressWarnings("rawtypes") // to work around JDK8 bug wrt Class-valued annotation properties
    public Class converter() default Converter.None.class;

    /**
     * Similar to {@link #converter}, but used for values of structures types
     * (List, arrays, Maps).
     *
     * @since 2.2
     */
    @SuppressWarnings("rawtypes") // to work around JDK8 bug wrt Class-valued annotation properties
    public Class contentConverter() default Converter.None.class;
    
    
    // // // Annotations for explicitly specifying deserialization type
    // // // (which is used for choosing deserializer, if not explicitly
    // // // specified

    /**
     * Concrete type to deserialize values as, instead of type otherwise
     * declared. Must be a subtype of declared type; otherwise an
     * exception may be thrown by deserializer.
     *

     * Bogus type {@link Void} can be used to indicate that declared
     * type is used as is (i.e. this annotation property has no setting);
     * this since annotation properties are not allowed to have null value.
     *
     * Note: if {@link #using} is also used it has precedence
     * (since it directly specified
     * deserializer, whereas this would only be used to locate the
     * deserializer)
     * and value of this annotation property is ignored.
     */
    public Class as() default Void.class;

    /**
     * Concrete type to deserialize keys of {@link java.util.Map} as,
     * instead of type otherwise declared.
     * Must be a subtype of declared type; otherwise an exception may be
     * thrown by deserializer.
     */
    public Class keyAs() default Void.class;

    /**
     * Concrete type to deserialize content (elements
     * of a Collection/array, values of Maps) values as,
     * instead of type otherwise declared.
     * Must be a subtype of declared type; otherwise an exception may be
     * thrown by deserializer.
     */
    public Class contentAs() default Void.class;
}