io.micronaut.aop

Annotation Type Introduction

@Documented
 @Retention(value=RUNTIME)
 @Target(value={ANNOTATION_TYPE,TYPE})
 @Executable
public @interface Introduction

Introduction advice allows interfaces and abstract classes to be implemented at compile time by MethodInterceptor implementations.

This annotation should be applied as a meta annotation to another annotation that references the MethodInterceptor by type

For example:

   @Introduction
   @Type(ExampleIntroduction.class)
   @Documented
   @Retention(RUNTIME)
   public @interface Example {
   }
 

Note that the annotation MUST be RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME and the specified Type must implement MethodInterceptor

Since:

1.0

Author:

Graeme Rocher

Optional Element Summary

Optional Elements

Modifier and Type	Optional Element and Description
Class[]	interfaces Additional interfaces that the introduction advice should implement.

Element Detail

interfaces

public abstract Class[] interfaces

Additional interfaces that the introduction advice should implement. Note that if introduction advise is applied to a concrete class at least 1 interface must be specified

Returns:

The additional interfaces to implement

Default:

{}