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26  
27  package gov.nist.secauto.metaschema.databind.model.annotations;
28  
29  import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.ANNOTATION_TYPE;
30  import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME;
31  
32  import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
33  import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
34  import java.lang.annotation.Target;
35  import java.util.regex.Pattern;
36  
37  import edu.umd.cs.findbugs.annotations.NonNull;
38  
39  /**
40   * Identifies a Metapath expression referencing a value that is used in
41   * generating a key as part of a {@link IsUnique}, {@link Index}, or
42   * {@link IndexHasKey} constraint annotation.
43   */
44  @Documented
45  @Retention(RUNTIME)
46  @Target(ANNOTATION_TYPE)
47  public @interface KeyField {
48    /**
49     * An optional metapath that points to the target flag or field value that the
50     * key applies to. If omitted the target will be ".", which means the target is
51     * the value of the {@link BoundFlag}, {@link BoundField} or
52     * {@link MetaschemaFieldValue} annotation the constraint appears on. In the
53     * prior case, this annotation may only appear on a {@link BoundField} if the
54     * field has no flags, which results in a {@link BoundField} annotation on a
55     * field instance with a scalar, data type value.
56     *
57     * @return the target metapath
58     */
59    @NonNull
60    String target() default ".";
61  
62    /**
63     * Retrieve an optional pattern to use to retrieve the value. If
64     * non-{@code null}, the first capturing group is used to retrieve the value.
65     * This must be a pattern that can compile using
66     * {@link Pattern#compile(String)}.
67     *
68     * @return a pattern string or an empty string if no pattern is provided
69     */
70    @NonNull
71    String pattern() default "";
72  
73    /**
74     * Any remarks about the key field, encoded as an escaped Markdown string.
75     *
76     * @return an encoded markdown string or an empty string if no remarks are
77     *         provided
78     */
79    @NonNull
80    String remarks() default "";
81  }