001/*
002 * Configurate
003 * Copyright (C) zml and Configurate contributors
004 *
005 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
006 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
007 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
008 *
009 *    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
010 *
011 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
012 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
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014 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
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016 */
017package org.spongepowered.configurate.serialize;
018
019import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
020import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
021import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
022import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
023import java.lang.annotation.Target;
024import java.util.regex.Pattern;
025
026/**
027 * Indicates that serializable fields of type {@link Pattern}
028 * should have certain pattern flags applied upon creation.
029 *
030 * @since 4.2.0
031 */
032@Documented
033@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
034@Target(ElementType.TYPE_USE)
035public @interface PatternFlags {
036    /**
037     * The flags to apply.
038     *
039     * @return the flags, from constants in Pattern
040     * @see java.util.regex.Pattern
041     * @since 4.2.0
042     */
043    int value();
044
045}