001    /*
002     * ============================================================================
003     * GNU Lesser General Public License
004     * ============================================================================
005     *
006     * Beanlet - JSE Application Container.
007     * Copyright (C) 2006  Leon van Zantvoort
008     * 
009     * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
010     * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
011     * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
012     * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
013     * 
014     * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
015     * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
016     * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
017     * Lesser General Public License for more details.
018     * 
019     * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
020     * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
021     * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.
022     * 
023     * Leon van Zantvoort
024     * 243 Acalanes Drive #11
025     * Sunnyvale, CA 94086
026     * USA
027     *
028     * zantvoort@users.sourceforge.net
029     * http://beanlet.org
030     */
031    package org.beanlet;
032    
033    import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
034    import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
035    import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
036    import java.lang.annotation.Target;
037    
038    /**
039     * Exposes methods or fields as beanlet attributes.
040     *
041     * {@beanlet.annotation}
042     *
043     * @author Leon van Zantvoort
044     */
045    @Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
046    @Target({ElementType.METHOD, ElementType.FIELD})
047    public @interface Attribute {
048        
049        /**
050         * Specifies the access rights for the attribute. These access rights are
051         * not applicable to injection.
052         */
053        AttributeAccessType[] accessType() default {};
054                
055        /**
056         * Specifies the name of the attribute. If {@code name} is set to 
057         * {@code ""}, the attribute name is picked according to the JavaBeans 
058         * specification.
059         */
060        String name() default "";
061        
062        /**
063         * Description of the attribute.
064         */
065        String description() default "";
066    }