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package org.springframework.data.mongodb.repository;

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

import org.springframework.data.annotation.QueryAnnotation;

/**
 * Annotation to declare finder queries directly on repository methods. Both attributes allow using a placeholder
 * notation of {@code ?0}, {@code ?1} and so on.
 * 
 * @author Oliver Gierke
 * @author Thomas Darimont
 * @author Christoph Strobl
 */
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
@Target(ElementType.METHOD)
@Documented
@QueryAnnotation
public @interface Query {

	/**
	 * Takes a MongoDB JSON string to define the actual query to be executed. This one will take precedence over the
	 * method name then.
	 * 
	 * @return
	 */
	String value() default "";

	/**
	 * Defines the fields that should be returned for the given query. Note that only these fields will make it into the
	 * domain object returned.
	 * 
	 * @return
	 */
	String fields() default "";

	/**
	 * Returns whether the query defined should be executed as count projection.
	 * 
	 * @since 1.3
	 * @return
	 */
	boolean count() default false;

	/**
	 * Returns whether the query should delete matching documents.
	 * 
	 * @since 1.5
	 * @return
	 */
	boolean delete() default false;
}
