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package com.datastax.oss.driver.api.mapper.annotations;

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

/**
 * Annotates the field or getter of an {@link Entity} property, to indicate that when retrieving
 * data that the property should be set to the result of computation on the Cassandra side,
 * typically a function call.
 *
 * <p>Example:
 *
 * <pre>
 * &#64;Computed("writetime(v)")
 * private int writeTime;
 * </pre>
 */
@Target({ElementType.FIELD, ElementType.METHOD})
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
public @interface Computed {

  /**
   * The formula used to compute the property.
   *
   * <p>This is a CQL expression like you would use directly in a query, for instance {@code
   * writetime(v)}.
   *
   * @return the formula.
   */
  String value();
}
