org.jmolecules.architecture.hexagonal

Annotation Type Adapter

@Retention(value=CLASS)
 @Target(value={PACKAGE,TYPE})
 @Documented
public @interface Adapter

Adapters contain technology specific implementations to either drive (see PrimaryPort) or implement Ports (see SecondaryPort). Adapters must not depend on Application code other than ports.

Since:

1.5

Author:

Oliver Drotbohm, Stephan Pirnbaum

See Also:

Hexagonal Architecture, Application, Port, PrimaryPort, SecondaryPort

Optional Element Summary

Optional Elements

Modifier and Type	Optional Element and Description
String	description A description of the Adapter.
String	name An identifier for the name of the Adapter to identify and group multiple implementing classes of the same Adapter.

Element Detail

name

public abstract String name

An identifier for the name of the Adapter to identify and group multiple implementing classes of the same Adapter. If not set, external tooling may default this to the simple name of the annotated type or package.

Since:

1.8

Default:

""

description

public abstract String description

A description of the Adapter. If not set, external tooling may default this to the JavaDoc.

Since:

1.8

Default:

""