sonarqube/sonar-plugin-api/src/main/java/org/sonar/api/Property.java

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package org.sonar.api;

import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;

/**
 * Property value can be set in different ways :
 * <ul>
 * <li>System property</li>
 * <li>Batch command-line (-Dfoo=bar in Maven or sonar-runner)</li>
 * <li>Maven pom.xml (element {@literal <properties>})</li>
 * <li>Maven settings.xml</li>
 * <li>SonarQube web administration console</li>
 * </ul>
 *
 * @since 1.10
 */
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
@Target(ElementType.TYPE)
public @interface Property {

  /**
   * Unique key within all plugins. It's recommended to prefix the key by 'sonar.' and the plugin name. Examples :
   * 'sonar.cobertura.reportPath' and 'sonar.cpd.minimumTokens'.
   */
  String key();

  /**
   * The empty string "" is considered as null, so it's not possible to have empty strings for default values.
   */
  String defaultValue() default "";

  String name();

  String description() default "";

  /**
   * @since 2.11
   * @see org.sonar.api.config.PropertyDefinition#category()
   */
  String category() default "";

  /**
   * Is the property displayed in project settings page ?
   */
  boolean project() default false;

  /**
   * Is the property displayed in module settings page ? A module is a maven sub-project.
   */
  boolean module() default false;

  /**
   * Is the property displayed in global settings page ?
   */
  boolean global() default true;

  /**
   * @since 3.0
   */
  PropertyType type() default PropertyType.STRING;

  /**
   * Options for *_LIST types
   *
   * @since 3.0  Options for property of type {@link PropertyType#SINGLE_SELECT_LIST}
   * For example {"property_1", "property_3", "property_3"}).
   *
   * @since 3.3  Options for property of type {@link PropertyType#METRIC}<br>
   * If no option is specified, any metric will match.<br>
   * If options are specified, all must match for the metric to be displayed.<br>
   * Three types of filter are supported <code>key:REGEXP</code>, <code>domain:REGEXP</code> and <code>type:comma_separated__list_of_types</code>.<br>
   * For example <code>key:new_.*</code> will match any metric which key starts by <code>new_</code>.<br>
   * For example <code>type:INT,FLOAT</code> will match any metric of type <code>INT</code> or <code>FLOAT</code>.<br>
   * For example <code>type:NUMERIC</code> will match any metric of numerictype.
   */
  String[] options() default {};

  /**
   * Can the property take multiple values. Eg: list of email addresses.
   *
   * @since 3.3
   */
  boolean multiValues() default false;

  /**
   * A Property of type <code>PropertyType.PROPERTY_SET</code> can reference a set of properties
   * by its key.
   *
   * @since 3.3
   * @deprecated since 6.1, as it was not used and too complex to maintain.
   */
  @Deprecated
  String propertySetKey() default "";

  /**
   * A Property with fields is considered a property set.
   *
   * @since 3.3
   */
  PropertyField[] fields() default {};

  /**
   * Relocation of key.
   * @since 3.4
   */
  String deprecatedKey() default "";
}