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package cloud.commandframework.annotations;

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

/**
 * Indicates that the parameter should be treated like a {@link cloud.commandframework.arguments.flags.CommandFlag}.
 * If the parameter is a {@code boolean} then a presence flag will be created, else a value flag will be created
 * and the parser will be resolved the same way as it would for a {@link Argument}
 */
@Target(ElementType.PARAMETER)
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
public @interface Flag {

    /**
     * The flag name
     *
     * @return Flag name
     */
    String value();

    /**
     * Flag aliases
     *
     * @return Aliases
     */
    String[] aliases() default "";

    /**
     * Name of the parser. Leave empty to use
     * the default parser for the parameter type
     *
     * @return Parser name
     */
    String parserName() default "";

    /**
     * The argument description
     *
     * @return Argument description
     */
    String description() default "";

}