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/*
 * Copyright 2013 eXo Platform SAS
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
 *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 * limitations under the License.
 */

package juzu;

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

/**
 * Defines a route when Juzu is exposes the application over the HTTP protocol. The route can be used
 * at the application level and at the controller level.
 *
 * Application routes
 *
 * An application package can be annotated to mount the application, this is useful when a
 * compilation unit contains several applications and each needs to be accessed with a different route
 *
 *  *    @{@link Route}("/myapplication")
 *    @{@link Application}
 *    package myapplication;
 * 
 *
 * Controller method routes
 *
 * Controller methods can be annotated to mount the controller:
 *
 *  *    public class MyController {
 *
 *       @{@link Action}
 *       @{@link Route}("/myaction/{value}")
 *       public {@link juzu.Response.Render} myAction(String value) { ... }
 *
 *       @{@link View}
 *       @{@link Route}("/myview")
 *       public {@link juzu.Response.Render} myView() { ... }
 *
 *       @{@link Resource}
 *       @{@link Route}("/myresource")
 *       public {@link juzu.Response.Content} myView() { ... }
 *    }
 * 
 *
 * The {@link Param} annotation can be used further more for constraining a parameter in the route path.
 *
 * @author Julien Viet
 */
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
@Target({ElementType.METHOD})
public @interface Route {

  /**
   * The route path.
   *
   * @return the route path
   */
  String value();

  /**
   * The route priority.
   *
   * @return the route priority
   */
  int priority() default 0;

}