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package com.infradna.tool.bridge_method_injector;

import org.jvnet.hudson.annotation_indexer.Indexed;

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

import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.METHOD;
import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.CLASS;

/**
 * Request that bridge methods of the same name and same arguments be generated
 * with each specified type as the return type. This helps you maintain binary compatibility
 * as you evolve your classes.
 *
 * 
 * For example, if you have the following code:
 *
 * 
 * @WithBridgeMethods(Foo.class)
 * public FooSubType getFoo() { ... }
 * 
 *
 * 
 * The Maven mojo will insert the following bridge method:
 *
 * 
 * public Foo getFoo() {
 *     return getFoo(); // invokevirtual to getFoo() that returns FooSubType
 * }
 * 
 *
 * 
 *
 * In some cases, it's necessary to widen the return type of a method, but in a way that legacy
 * calls would still return instances of the original type. In this case, add
 * {@link #castRequired() castRequired=true} to the annotation. For example, if you have the
 * following code:
 * 
 * @WithBridgeMethods(value=FooSubType.class, castRequired=true)
 * public <T extends Foo> createFoo(Class<T> clazz) {
 *   return clazz.newInstance();
 * }
 * 
 * 
 * The Maven mojo will insert the following bridge method:
 *
 * 
 * public FooSubType createFoo(Class clazz) {
 *   return (FooSubType) createFoo(clazz); // invokeVirtual to createFoo that returns Foo
 * }
 * 

 * @author Kohsuke Kawaguchi
 */
@Retention(CLASS)
@Target(METHOD)
@Documented
@Indexed
public @interface WithBridgeMethods {
    /**
     * Specifies the return types. These types must be assignable to the actual
     * method return type, or {@link #castRequired()} should be set to true.
     */
    Class[] value();

    /**
     * Specifies whether the injected bridge methods should perform a cast prior to returning.  Only
     * set this to true when it is known that calls to the bridge methods will in fact return
     * types assignable to the actual method return type, even though declared return types are
     * not assignable to the actual method return type.
     *
     * @since 1.4
     */
    boolean castRequired() default false;
}