com.zarbosoft.interface1.Configuration Maven / Gradle / Ivy
package com.zarbosoft.interface1;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
/**
* Annotate classes and fields to walk with this.
*/
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
public @interface Configuration {
/**
* A name when serialized if different from the canonical class name.
*
* @return
*/
String name() default "";
/**
* For fields. Not required when deserializing if not present in data.
*
* @return
*/
boolean optional() default false;
/**
* For fields.
* For polymorphic types, serialize only these derived types.
*
* @return
*/
Class[] include() default {};
/**
* For fields.
* For polymorphic types, do not deserialize these derived types.
*
* @return
*/
Class[] exclude() default {};
/**
* For fields.
* The default type of serialized polymorphic data if a type is not explicitly specified.
*
* @return
*/
Class typeless() default Void.class;
}