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package net.java.html.json;

import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;

import java.lang.annotation.Retention;

import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;

import java.lang.annotation.Target;

/** Static methods in classes annotated by {@link Model}

 * can be marked by this annotation to establish a 

 * <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JSON">JSON</a>

 * communication point. The first argument should be the

 * associated {@link Model} class. The second argument can

 * be another class generated by {@link Model} annotation,

 * or array of such classes or (since 0.8.1 version) a

 * {@link java.util.List} of such classes.

 * The associated model class then gets new method to invoke a network

 * connection asynchronously. Example follows:

 * 

 * <pre>

 * {@link Model @Model}(className="MyModel", properties={

 *   {@link Property @Property}(name = "people", type=Person.class, array=true)

 * })

 * class MyModelImpl {

 *   {@link Model @Model}(className="Person", properties={

 *     {@link Property @Property}(name = "firstName", type=String.class),

 *     {@link Property @Property}(name = "lastName", type=String.class)

 *   })

 *   static class PersonImpl {

 *     {@link ComputedProperty @ComputedProperty}

 *     static String fullName(String firstName, String lastName) {

 *       return firstName + " " + lastName;

 *     }

 *   }

 * 

 *   {@link OnReceive @OnReceive}(url = "{protocol}://your.server.com/person/{name}")

 *   static void getANewPerson(MyModel m, Person p) {

 *     System.out.println("Adding " + p.getFullName() + '!');

 *     m.getPeople().add(p);

 *   }

 * 

 *   // the above will generate method <code>getANewPerson</code> in class <code>MyModel</code>.

 *   // with <code>protocol</code> and <code>name</code> arguments

 *   // which asynchronously contacts the server and in case of success calls

 *   // your {@link OnReceive @OnReceive} with parsed in data

 * 

 *   {@link Function @Function}

 *   static void requestSmith(MyModel m) {

 *     m.getANewPerson("http", "Smith");

 *   }

 * }

 * </pre>

 * When the server returns <code>{ "firstName" : "John", "lastName" : "Smith" }</code>

 * the system will print a message <em>Adding John Smith!</em>. It is not 

 * necessary to fully describe the server message - enumerate only the fields

 * in the response you are interested in. The others will be discarded. So,

 * if the server <code>{ "firstName" : "John", "lastName" : "Smith", "age" : 33 }</code>

 * the above code will behave the same (e.g. ignore the <code>age</code>

 * value).

 * <p>

 * One can use this method to communicate with the server

 * via <a href="doc-files/websockets.html">WebSocket</a> protocol since version 0.6.

 * Read the <a href="doc-files/websockets.html">tutorial</a> to see how.

 * <p>

 * Visit an <a target="_blank" href="http://dew.apidesign.org/dew/#7138581">on-line demo</a>

 * to see REST access via {@link OnReceive} annotation.

 * 

 * @author Jaroslav Tulach

 * @since 0.3

 */

@Retention(RetentionPolicy.SOURCE)

@Target(ElementType.METHOD)

public @interface OnReceive {

    /** The URL to connect to. Can contain variable names surrounded by '{' and '}'.

     * Those parameters will then become variables of the associated method.

     * 

     * @return the (possibly parametrized) url to connect to

     */

    String url();

    /** Support for <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JSONP">JSONP</a> requires

     * a callback from the server generated page to a function defined in the

     * system. The name of such function is usually specified as a property

     * (of possibly different names). By defining the <code>jsonp</code> attribute

     * one turns on the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JSONP">JSONP</a> 

     * transmission and specifies the name of the property. The property should

     * also be used in the {@link #url()} attribute on appropriate place.

     * 

     * @return name of a property to carry the name of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JSONP">JSONP</a>

     *    callback function.

     */

    String jsonp() default "";

    /** The model class to be send to the server as JSON data.

     * By default no data are sent. However certain {@link #method() transport methods}

     * (like <code>"PUT"</code> and <code>"POST"</code>) require the 

     * data to be specified.

     * 

     * @return name of a class generated using {@link Model @Model} annotation

     * @since 0.3

     */

    Class<?> data() default Object.class;

    /** The HTTP transfer method to use. Defaults to <code>"GET"</code>.

     * Other typical methods include <code>"HEAD"</code>, 

     * <code>"DELETE"</code>, <code>"POST"</code>, <code>"PUT"</code>.

     * The last two mentioned methods require {@link #data()} to be specified.

     * <p>

     * When {@link #jsonp() JSONP} transport is requested, the method 

     * has to be <code>"GET"</code>.

     * <p>

     * Since version 0.5 one can specify "<a href="doc-files/websockets.html">WebSocket</a>"

     * as the communication method.

     * 

     * @return name of the HTTP transfer method

     * @since 0.3

     */

    String method() default "GET";

    /** Name of a method in this class which should be called in case of 

     * an error. The method has to be non-private and take one model and 

     * one {@link Exception} 

     * parameter. If this method is not specified, the exception is just

     * printed to console.

     * 

     * @return name of method in this class

     * @since 0.5

     */

    public String onError() default "";    

}