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package org.apache.deltaspike.core.api.config.view.navigation;

import org.apache.deltaspike.core.api.config.view.metadata.Aggregated;
import org.apache.deltaspike.core.api.config.view.metadata.ViewMetaData;

import javax.enterprise.util.Nonbinding;
import javax.interceptor.InterceptorBinding;
import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;

import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.METHOD;
import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.TYPE;
import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME;

/**
 * This annotation can be used as interceptor for JSF action methods as an alternative for
 * {@link org.apache.deltaspike.core.api.config.view.navigation.NavigationParameterContext}.
 */
@Target({ METHOD, TYPE })
@Retention(RUNTIME)
@Documented

@ViewMetaData
@Aggregated(true)
@InterceptorBinding
public @interface NavigationParameter
{
    /**
     * Key of the parameter
     *
     * @return name of the key
     */
    @Nonbinding String key();

    /**
     * Value or EL-Expression of the parameter
     *
     * @return ref or expression
     */
    @Nonbinding String value();

    @Target({ METHOD, TYPE })
    @Retention(RUNTIME)
    @Documented

    //TODO add special support for list-annotations (add value automatically)
    /**
     * Allows to specify multiple parameters (@see ViewParameter)
     */
    @ViewMetaData
    @Aggregated(true)
    @InterceptorBinding
    public static @interface List
    {
        /**
         * 1-n parameters
         *
         * @return parameters
         */
        @Nonbinding NavigationParameter[] value();
    }
}