io.github.manuelarte.spring.manuelartevalidation.constraints.Exists Maven / Gradle / Ivy
package io.github.manuelarte.spring.manuelartevalidation.constraints;
import io.github.manuelarte.spring.manuelartevalidation.validators.ExistsValidator;
import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;
import javax.validation.Constraint;
import javax.validation.Payload;
@Documented
@Constraint(validatedBy = ExistsValidator.class)
@Target({ElementType.FIELD, ElementType.PARAMETER})
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
public @interface Exists {
/**
* The entity class to check if it exists. It needs to have a Repository interface also.
* @return the entity that is going to be checked in the repository.
*/
Class value();
String message() default "Entity not found";
Class[] groups() default {};
Class[] payload() default {};
}