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package org.apache.drill.metastore;

import org.apache.drill.metastore.metadata.MetadataType;

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

/**
 * Annotation used to determine to which metadata types Metastore units fields belong.
 * Mainly used when obtaining field information using reflection.
 * Only fields annotated with this annotation are considered to be part of component
 * metadata unit, non-annotated fields will be ignored.
 */
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
@Target({ElementType.FIELD})
public @interface MetastoreFieldDefinition {

  /**
   * Indicates Metastore column which can be used in select or filter.
   *
   * @return column enum value
   */
  MetastoreColumn column();

  /**
   * Indicated metadata types to which field belongs to.
   *
   * @return array of metadata types field belongs to
   */
  MetadataType[] scopes();
}
