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package com.unboundid.ldap.sdk.persist;



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



/**
 * This annotation type may be used to mark fields whose values should be
 * persisted in an LDAP directory server.  It should only be used for fields in
 * classes that contain the {@link LDAPObject} annotation type.  Fields marked
 * with this annotation type must be non-final and non-static, but they may have
 * any access modifier (including {@code public}, {@code protected},
 * {@code private}, or no access modifier at all indicating package-level
 * access).  The associated attribute must not be referenced by any other
 * {@code LDAPField} annotation types.
 */
@Documented()
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
@Target(value={ElementType.FIELD})
public @interface LDAPField
{
  /**
   * Indicates whether attempts to initialize an object should fail if the LDAP
   * attribute has a value that cannot be stored in the associated field.  If
   * this is {@code true}, then an exception will be thrown in such instances.
   * If this is {@code false}, then the field will remain uninitialized, and
   * attempts to modify the corresponding entry in the directory may cause the
   * existing values to be lost.
   *
   * @return  {@code true} if attempts to initialize an object should fail if
   *          the LDAP attribute has a value that cannot be stored in the
   *          associated field, or {@code false} if not.
   */
  boolean failOnInvalidValue() default true;



  /**
   * Indicates whether attempts to initialize an object should fail if the
   * LDAP attribute has multiple values but the associated field can only hold a
   * single value.  If this is {@code true}, then an exception will be thrown in
   * such instances.  If this is {@code false}, then only the first value
   * returned will be used, and attempts to modify the corresponding entry in
   * the directory may cause those additional values to be lost.
   *
   * @return  {@code true} if attempts to initialize an object should fail if
   *          the LDAP attribute has multiple values but the associated field
   *          can only hold a single value, or {@code false} if not.
   */
  boolean failOnTooManyValues() default true;



  /**
   * Indicates whether this field should be included in the LDAP entry that is
   * generated when adding a new instance of the associated object to the
   * directory.  Note that any field which is to be included in entry RDNs will
   * always be included in add operations regardless of the value of this
   * element.
   *
   * @return  {@code true} if this field should be included in the LDAP entry
   *          that is generated when adding a new instance of the associated
   *          object to the directory, or {@code false} if not.
   */
  boolean inAdd() default true;



  /**
   * Indicates whether this field should be examined and included in the set of
   * LDAP modifications if it has been changed when modifying an existing
   * instance of the associated object in the directory.  Note that any field
   * which is to be included in entry RDNs will never be included in modify
   * operations regardless of the value of this element.
   *
   * @return  {@code true} if this field should be examined and included in the
   *          set of LDAP modifications if it has been changed, or {@code false}
   *          if not.
   */
  boolean inModify() default true;



  /**
   * Indicates whether the value of this field should be included in the RDN of
   * entries created from the associated object.  Any field which is to be
   * included entry RDNs will be considered required for add operations
   * regardless of the value of the {@link #requiredForEncode} element of this
   * annotation type, and will be included in add operations regardless of the
   * value of the {@link #inAdd} element.
   * 

* When generating an entry DN, the persistence framework will construct an * RDN using all fields marked with {@code LDAPField} that have * {@code inRDN=true} and all getter methods marked with {@code LDAPGetter} * that have {@code inRDN=true}. A class marked with {@code LDAPObject} must * either have at least one {@code LDAPField} or {@code LDAPGetter} with * {@code inRDN=true}, or it must be a direct subclass of another class marked * with {@code LDAPObject}. If a class has one or more fields and/or getters * with {@code inRDN=true}, then only those fields/getters will be used to * construct the RDN, even if that class is a direct subclass of another class * marked with {@code LDAPObject}. * * @return {@code true} if the value of this field should be included in the * RDN of entries created from the associated object, or * {@code false} if not. */ boolean inRDN() default false; /** * Indicates whether this field should be lazily loaded, which means that the * associated attribute will not be retrieved by default so this field will * be uninitialized. This may be useful for attributes which are not always * needed and that may be expensive to retrieve or could require a lot of * memory to hold. The contents of such fields may be loaded on demand if * their values are needed. Fields marked for lazy loading will never be * considered required for decoding, and they must not be given default values * or marked for inclusion in entry RDNs. * * @return {@code true} if this field should be lazily loaded, or * {@code false} if not. */ boolean lazilyLoad() default false; /** * Indicates whether this field is required to be assigned a value in decode * processing. If this is {@code true}, then attempts to initialize a Java * object from an LDAP entry which does not contain a value for the associated * attribute will result in an exception. * * @return {@code true} if this field is required to be assigned a value in * decode processing, or {@code false} if not. */ boolean requiredForDecode() default false; /** * Indicates whether this field is required to have a value for encode * processing. If this is {@code true}, then attempts to construct an entry * or set of modifications for an object that does not have a value for this * field will result in an exception. * * @return {@code true} if this field is required to have a value for encode * processing, or {@code false} if not. */ boolean requiredForEncode() default false; /** * The class that provides the logic for encoding a field to an LDAP * attribute, and for initializing a field from an LDAP attribute. * * @return The encoder class for the field. */ Class encoderClass() default DefaultObjectEncoder.class; /** * Indicates whether and under what circumstances the value of this field may * be included in a search filter generated to search for entries that match * the object. * * @return The filter usage value for this field. */ FilterUsage filterUsage() default FilterUsage.CONDITIONALLY_ALLOWED; /** * The name of the attribute type in which the associated field will be stored * in LDAP entries. If no value is provided, then it will be assumed that the * LDAP attribute name matches the name of the associated field. * * @return The name of the attribute type in which the associated field will * be stored in LDAP entries, or an empty string if the attribute * name should match the name of the associated field. */ String attribute() default ""; /** * The string representations of the default values to assign to this * field if there are no values for the associated attribute in the * corresponding LDAP entry being used to initialize the object. If no * default values are defined, then an exception will be thrown if the field * is {@link #requiredForEncode}, or the field will be set to {@code null} if * it is not required. * * @return The string representations of the default values to assign to this * field if there are no values for the associated attribute in the * corresponding LDAP entry, or an empty array if there should not be * any default values. */ String[] defaultDecodeValue() default {}; /** * The string representations of the default values to use when adding an * entry to the directory if this field has a {@code null} value. * * @return The string representations of the default values to use when * adding an entry to the directory if this field has a {@code null} * value, or an empty array if there should not be any default * values. */ String[] defaultEncodeValue() default {}; /** * The names of the object classes in which the associated attribute may be * used. This is primarily intended for use in generating LDAP schema from * Java object types. *

* Values may include any combination of the structural and/or auxiliary * object classes named in the {@link LDAPObject} annotation type for the * associated class. If no values are provided, then it will be assumed to * be only included in the structural object class. * * @return The names of the object classes in which the associated attribute * may be used, or an empty array if it should be assumed to only be * included in the structural object class. */ String[] objectClass() default {}; }




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