001/**
002 * Copyright 2005-2016 The Kuali Foundation
003 *
004 * Licensed under the Educational Community License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
005 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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007 *
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009 *
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015 */
016package org.kuali.rice.krad.data.provider.annotation;
017
018import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
019import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
020import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
021import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
022import java.lang.annotation.Target;
023
024import org.kuali.rice.krad.data.metadata.MetadataMergeAction;
025import org.kuali.rice.krad.data.provider.annotation.impl.AnnotationMetadataProviderImpl;
026
027/**
028 * Indicates that, for other annotation metadata on the current class, field, how they should be handled.
029 * 
030 * <p>In the {@link AnnotationMetadataProviderImpl} implemention, only MERGE and REMOVE are supported.</p>
031 *
032 * @author Kuali Rice Team (rice.collab@kuali.org)
033 */
034@Target({ ElementType.TYPE, ElementType.FIELD, ElementType.METHOD })
035@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
036@Documented
037public @interface MergeAction {
038
039    /**
040     * Gets the indicator on how metadata merging should occur.
041     *
042     * @return the indicator on how metadata merging should occur.
043     */
044        MetadataMergeAction value();
045}