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package io.micronaut.http.annotation;

import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME;

import io.micronaut.context.annotation.AliasFor;
import io.micronaut.core.async.annotation.SingleResult;

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

Annotation that can be applied to method to signify the method receives a HttpMethod.PATCH. 
Author:
Graeme Rocher
Since:
1.0/**
 * Annotation that can be applied to method to signify the method receives a {@link io.micronaut.http.HttpMethod#PATCH}.
 *
 * @author Graeme Rocher
 * @since 1.0
 */
@Documented
@Retention(RUNTIME)
@Target({ElementType.METHOD})
@HttpMethodMapping
public @interface Patch {

    
Returns:
The URI of the PATCH route/**
     * @return The URI of the PATCH route
     */
    @AliasFor(annotation = HttpMethodMapping.class, member = "value")
    @AliasFor(annotation = UriMapping.class, member = "value")
    String value() default UriMapping.DEFAULT_URI;

    
Returns:
The URI of the PATCH route/**
     * @return The URI of the PATCH route
     */
    @AliasFor(annotation = HttpMethodMapping.class, member = "value")
    @AliasFor(annotation = UriMapping.class, member = "value")
    String uri() default UriMapping.DEFAULT_URI;

    
Only to be used in the context of a server.
Returns:
The URIs of the PATCH route/**
     * Only to be used in the context of a server.
     *
     * @return The URIs of the PATCH route
     */
    @AliasFor(annotation = HttpMethodMapping.class, member = "uris")
    @AliasFor(annotation = UriMapping.class, member = "uris")
    String[] uris() default {UriMapping.DEFAULT_URI};

    
Returns:
The default consumes, otherwise override from controller/**
     * @return The default consumes, otherwise override from controller
     */
    @AliasFor(annotation = Consumes.class, member = "value")
    String[] consumes() default {};

    
Returns:
The default produces, otherwise override from controller/**
     * @return The default produces, otherwise override from controller
     */
    @AliasFor(annotation = Produces.class, member = "value")
    String[] produces() default {};

    
Shortcut that allows setting both the consumes() and produces() settings to the same media type. 
Returns:
The media type this method processes/**
     * Shortcut that allows setting both the {@link #consumes()} and {@link #produces()} settings to the same media type.
     *
     * @return The media type this method processes
     */
    @AliasFor(annotation = Produces.class, member = "value")
    @AliasFor(annotation = Consumes.class, member = "value")
    String[] processes() default {};

    
Shortcut that allows setting both the Consumes and Produces single settings. 
Returns:
Whether a single or multiple items are produced/consumed/**
     * Shortcut that allows setting both the {@link Consumes} and {@link Produces} single settings.
     *
     * @return Whether a single or multiple items are produced/consumed
     */
    @AliasFor(annotation = Produces.class, member = "single")
    @AliasFor(annotation = Consumes.class, member = "single")
    @AliasFor(annotation = SingleResult.class, member = "value")
    boolean single() default false;

}