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package fluent.api;

import fluent.api.generator.Templates;

import java.lang.annotation.*;

/**
 * Annotation, that triggers code generator to create a fluent builder for an existing factory method with many arguments.
 *
 * E.g. for method:
 *
 * public MyClass(String a, String b, int c, Object d) {
 *
 * }
 *
 * it will generate fluent API, which can be used like following:
 *
 * MyClass myClass = new MyClassBuilder().a("a").b("b").c(4).d(new Object()).build();
 */
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
@Target({ElementType.PARAMETER})
@Templates("/fluent/api/templates/sender/implementation.jtwig")
public @interface FluentSender {

    /**
     * Specify package name, where to create the generated class.
     * If not defined, it will be the same as the class with the annotated method/constructor.
     * @return Target package name.
     */
    String packageName() default "";

    /**
     * Specify the generated class name. If not specified, it will be auto-generated by the convention:
     * {Model type}{target method name}er
     *
     * E.g.
     *
     * MyClassSender
     *
     * @return Generated class name.
     */
    String className() default "";

    /**
     * Specify name of the terminal method (method which really does perform the call to the factory method).
     * By default the method name is "build()".
     * @return Terminal method name.
     */
    String methodName() default "";

    /**
     * Specify annotations, that should be added to terminal method.
     * @return Annotation for the terminal method.
     */
    Class[] methodAnnotation() default {};

    /**
     * Specify factory method used to create instances of the fluent parameters builder instead of constructor.
     * @return Name of the factory method.
     */
    String factoryMethod() default "";

    /**
     * Specify prefixes of setter methods.
     * @return All prefixes, by which we can identify setter method.
     */
    String setterPattern() default "(set)(.+)";

    /**
     * Specify regex group, which should contain the name of the setter within the original method name.
     * @return Group in Java regex notation (e.g. $1, $2 etc.)
     */
    String setterNameGroup() default "$2";

}