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package software.amazon.awssdk.enhanced.dynamodb.mapper.annotations;

import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;
import software.amazon.awssdk.annotations.SdkPublicApi;
import software.amazon.awssdk.enhanced.dynamodb.AttributeConverter;
import software.amazon.awssdk.enhanced.dynamodb.AttributeConverterProvider;
import software.amazon.awssdk.enhanced.dynamodb.DefaultAttributeConverterProvider;
import software.amazon.awssdk.enhanced.dynamodb.mapper.BeanTableSchema;

/**
 * Class level annotation that identifies this class as being a DynamoDb mappable entity. Any class used to initialize
 * a {@link BeanTableSchema} must have this annotation. If a class is used as an attribute type within another
 * annotated DynamoDb class, either as a document or flattened with the {@link DynamoDbFlatten} annotation, it will also
 * require this annotation to work automatically without an explicit {@link AttributeConverter}.
 * 
 * Attribute Converter Providers

 * Using {@link AttributeConverterProvider}s is optional and, if used, the supplied provider supersedes the default
 * converter provided by the table schema.
 * 

 * Note:
 * 

 *     The converter(s) must provide {@link AttributeConverter}s for all types used in the schema. 
 *     The table schema DefaultAttributeConverterProvider provides standard converters for most primitive
 *     and common Java types. Use custom AttributeConverterProviders when you have specific needs for type conversion
 *     that the defaults do not cover.
 *     If you provide a list of attribute converter providers, you can add DefaultAttributeConverterProvider
 *     to the end of the list to fall back on the defaults.
 *     Providing an empty list {} will cause no providers to get loaded.
 * 
 *
 * Example using attribute converter providers with one custom provider and the default provider:
 *  * {@code
 * (converterProviders = {CustomAttributeConverter.class, DefaultAttributeConverterProvider.class});
 * }
 * 
 */
@Target({ElementType.TYPE})
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
@SdkPublicApi
public @interface DynamoDbBean {
    Class[] converterProviders()
            default { DefaultAttributeConverterProvider.class };
}