org.scijava.plugin.Parameter Maven / Gradle / Ivy

Go to download
Show more of this group Show more artifacts with this name
Show all versions of scijava-common Show documentation
SciJava Common is a shared library for SciJava software. It provides a plugin framework, with an extensible mechanism for service discovery, backed by its own annotation processor, so that plugins can be loaded dynamically. It is used by downstream projects in the SciJava ecosystem, such as ImageJ and SCIFIO.
There is a newer version: 2.99.0
Show newest version
/*
 * #%L
 * SciJava Common shared library for SciJava software.
 * %%
 * Copyright (C) 2009 - 2016 Board of Regents of the University of
 * Wisconsin-Madison, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, and Max Planck
 * Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics.
 * %%
 * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
 * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
 * 
 * 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice,
 *    this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
 * 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice,
 *    this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation
 *    and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
 * 
 * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS"
 * AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
 * IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
 * ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE
 * LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR
 * CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF
 * SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS
 * INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN
 * CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE)
 * ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
 * POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 * #L%
 */

package org.scijava.plugin;

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

import org.scijava.ItemIO;
import org.scijava.ItemVisibility;

/**
 * An annotation for indicating a field is an input or output parameter. This
 * annotation is a useful way for plugins to declare their inputs and outputs
 * simply.
 * 
 * @author Johannes Schindelin
 * @author Grant Harris
 * @author Curtis Rueden
 */
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
@Target(ElementType.FIELD)
public @interface Parameter {

	/** Defines a label for the parameter. */
	String label() default "";

	/** Defines a description for the parameter. */
	String description() default "";

	/**
	 * Defines the input/output type of the parameter.
	 * 
	 * Choices are:
	 * 
	 * 
	 * INPUT: parameter is an input for the plugin.
	 * OUTPUT: parameter is an output for the plugin.
	 * BOTH: parameter is both and input and an output for the plugin. This
	 * type is used to indicate an object that is mutated somehow during
	 * execution.
	 * 
	 */
	// NB: We use the fully qualified name to work around a javac bug:
	// http://bugs.sun.com/view_bug.do?bug_id=6512707
	// See:
	// http://groups.google.com/group/project-lombok/browse_thread/thread/c5568eb659cab203
	ItemIO type() default org.scijava.ItemIO.INPUT;

	/**
	 * Defines the "visibility" of the parameter.
	 * 
	 * Choices are:
	 * 
	 * 
	 * NORMAL: parameter is included in the history for purposes of data
	 * provenance, and included as a parameter when recording scripts.
	 * TRANSIENT: parameter is excluded from the history for the purposes of
	 * data provenance, but still included as a parameter when recording scripts.
	 * INVISIBLE: parameter is excluded from the history for the purposes of
	 * data provenance, and also excluded as a parameter when recording scripts.
	 * This option should only be used for parameters with no effect on the final
	 * output, such as a "verbose" flag.
	 * MESSAGE: parameter value is intended as a message only, not editable by
	 * the user nor included as an input or output parameter.
	 * 
	 */
	// NB: We use the fully qualified name to work around a javac bug:
	// http://bugs.sun.com/view_bug.do?bug_id=6512707
	// See:
	// http://groups.google.com/group/project-lombok/browse_thread/thread/c5568eb659cab203
	ItemVisibility visibility() default org.scijava.ItemVisibility.NORMAL;

	/**
	 * Defines whether the parameter value should be filled programmatically, if
	 * possible.
	 */
	boolean autoFill() default true;

	/** Defines whether the parameter value must be non-null. */
	boolean required() default true;

	/** Defines whether to remember the most recent value of the parameter. */
	boolean persist() default true;

	/** Defines a key to use for saving the value persistently. */
	String persistKey() default "";

	/** Defines a function that is called to initialize the parameter. */
	String initializer() default "";

	/**
	 * Defines a function that is called whenever this parameter changes.
	 * 
	 * This mechanism enables interdependent parameters of various types. For
	 * example, two {@code int} parameters "width" and "height" could update each
	 * other when another {@code boolean} "Preserve aspect ratio" flag is set.
	 * 
	 */
	String callback() default "";

	/**
	 * Defines the preferred widget style.
	 * 
	 * We do not use an {@code enum} because the styles need to be extensible. And
	 * we cannot use an interface-driven extensible enum pattern, because
	 * interfaces cannot be used as attributes within a Java annotation interface.
	 * So we fall back to strings!
	 * 
	 */
	String style() default "";

	/** Defines the minimum allowed value (numeric parameters only). */
	String min() default "";

	/** Defines the maximum allowed value (numeric parameters only). */
	String max() default "";

	/** Defines the step size to use (numeric parameters only). */
	String stepSize() default "";

	/**
	 * Defines the width of the input field in characters (text field parameters
	 * only).
	 */
	int columns() default 6;

	/** Defines the list of possible values (multiple choice text fields only). */
	String[] choices() default {};

	/**
	 * A list of additional attributes which can be used to extend this annotation
	 * beyond its built-in capabilities.
	 */
	Attr[] attrs() default {};

}