org.broadleafcommerce.common.presentation

Annotation Type AdminPresentationMap

@Retention(value=RUNTIME)
@Target(value=FIELD)
public @interface AdminPresentationMap

This annotation is used to describe a persisted map structure for use in the admin tool

Author:

Jeff Fischer

Optional Element Summary

Optional Elements

Modifier and Type	Optional Element and Description
String	currencyCodeField Optional - If you have FieldType set to SupportedFieldType.MONEY, * then you can specify a money currency property field.
String[]	customCriteria Optional - only required if you need to specially handle crud operations for this specific collection on the server
boolean	deleteEntityUponRemove Optional - only required if the value class is a JPA managed type and the persisted entity should be deleted upon removal from this map
boolean	excluded Optional - fields are not excluded by default
boolean	forceFreeFormKeys Optional - only required when you want to allow the user to create his/her own key value, rather than select from a pre-defined list.
String	friendlyName Optional - field name will be used if not specified
UnspecifiedBooleanType	isSimpleValue Optional - only required if the value type cannot be derived from the map declaration in the JPA managed entity and the value type is complex (JPA managed entity)
Class<?>	keyClass Optional - only required if the type for the key of this map is other than java.lang.String, or if the map is not a generic type from which the key type can be derived
String	keyPropertyFriendlyName Optional - only required if the key field title for this map should be translated to another lang, or should be something other than the constant "Key"
AdminPresentationMapKey[]	keys Optional - only required when the user should select from a list of pre-defined keys when adding/editing this map.
String	manyToField Optional - only required with a complex value class that has a bi-directional association back to the parent class containing the map.
Class<?>	mapKeyOptionEntityClass Optional - only required when the user should select from a list of database persisted values for keys when adding/editing this map.
String	mapKeyOptionEntityDisplayField Optional - only required when the user should select from a list of database persisted values for keys when adding/editing this map.
String	mapKeyOptionEntityValueField Optional - only required when the user should select from a list of database persisted values for keys when adding/editing this map.
String	mapKeyValueProperty Optional - only required if you wish to specify a key different from the one on the MapKey annotation for the same field.
String	mediaField Optional - only required if the value type for the map is complex (JPA managed) and one of the fields of the complex value provides a URL value that points to a resolvable image url.
AdminPresentationOperationTypes	operationTypes Optional - only required if a special operation type is required for a CRUD operation.
int	order Optional - only required if you want to specify ordering for this field
boolean	readOnly Optional - only required if you want to make the field immutable Explicityly specify whether or not this field is mutable.
String	securityLevel Optional - only required if you wish to apply security to this field
String	showIfProperty Optional - propertyName , only required if you want hide the field based on this property's value
String	tab Optional - only required if you want the field to appear under a different tab Specify a GUI tab for this field
int	tabOrder Optional - only required if you want to order the appearance of the tabs in the UI Specify an order for this tab.
boolean	useServerSideInspectionCache Optional - only required if you want to make the field ignore caching
Class<?>	valueClass Optional - only required if the type for the value of this map is other than java.lang.String, or if the map is not a generic type from which the value type can be derived, or if there is not a @ManyToMany annotation used from which a targetEntity can be inferred.
String	valuePropertyFriendlyName Optional - only required if the value property for this map is simple (Not JPA managed - e.g.

Element Detail

friendlyName

public abstract String friendlyName

Optional - field name will be used if not specified

The friendly name to present to a user for this field in a GUI. If supporting i18N, the friendly name may be a key to retrieve a localized friendly name using the GWT support for i18N.

Returns:

the friendly name

Default:

""

securityLevel

public abstract String securityLevel

Optional - only required if you wish to apply security to this field

If a security level is specified, it is registered with the SecurityManager. The SecurityManager checks the permission of the current user to determine if this field should be disabled based on the specified level.

Returns:

the security level

Default:

""

excluded

public abstract boolean excluded

Optional - fields are not excluded by default

Specify if this field should be excluded from inclusion in the admin presentation layer

Returns:

whether or not the field should be excluded

Default:

false

readOnly

public abstract boolean readOnly

Optional - only required if you want to make the field immutable Explicityly specify whether or not this field is mutable.

Returns:

whether or not this field is read only

Default:

false

useServerSideInspectionCache

public abstract boolean useServerSideInspectionCache

Optional - only required if you want to make the field ignore caching

Explicitly specify whether or not this field will use server-side caching during inspection

Returns:

whether or not this field uses caching

Default:

true

order

public abstract int order

Optional - only required if you want to specify ordering for this field

The order in which this field will appear in a GUI relative to other collections from the same class

Returns:

the display order

Default:

99999

tab

public abstract String tab

Optional - only required if you want the field to appear under a different tab Specify a GUI tab for this field

Returns:

the tab for this field

Default:

"General"

tabOrder

public abstract int tabOrder

Optional - only required if you want to order the appearance of the tabs in the UI Specify an order for this tab. Tabs will be sorted int he resulting form in ascending order based on this parameter. The default tab will render with an order of 100.

Returns:

the order for this tab

Default:

100

keyClass

public abstract Class<?> keyClass

Optional - only required if the type for the key of this map is other than java.lang.String, or if the map is not a generic type from which the key type can be derived

The type for the key of this map

Returns:

The type for the key of this map

Default:

void.class

mapKeyValueProperty

public abstract String mapKeyValueProperty

Optional - only required if you wish to specify a key different from the one on the MapKey annotation for the same field.

Returns:

the property for the key

Default:

""

keyPropertyFriendlyName

public abstract String keyPropertyFriendlyName

Optional - only required if the key field title for this map should be translated to another lang, or should be something other than the constant "Key"

The friendly name to present to a user for this key field title in a GUI. If supporting i18N, the friendly name may be a key to retrieve a localized friendly name using the GWT support for i18N.

Returns:

the friendly name

Default:

"Key"

valueClass

public abstract Class<?> valueClass

Optional - only required if the type for the value of this map is other than java.lang.String, or if the map is not a generic type from which the value type can be derived, or if there is not a @ManyToMany annotation used from which a targetEntity can be inferred.

The type for the value of this map

Returns:

The type for the value of this map

Default:

void.class

deleteEntityUponRemove

public abstract boolean deleteEntityUponRemove

Optional - only required if the value class is a JPA managed type and the persisted entity should be deleted upon removal from this map

Whether or not a complex (JPA managed) value should be deleted upon removal from this map

Returns:

Whether or not a complex value is deleted upon map removal

Default:

false

valuePropertyFriendlyName

public abstract String valuePropertyFriendlyName

Optional - only required if the value property for this map is simple (Not JPA managed - e.g. java.lang.String) and if the value field title for this map should be translated to another lang, or should be something other than the constant "Value"

The friendly name to present to a user for this value field title in a GUI. If supporting i18N, the friendly name may be a key to retrieve a localized friendly name using the GWT support for i18N.

Returns:

the friendly name

Default:

"Value"

isSimpleValue

public abstract UnspecifiedBooleanType isSimpleValue

Optional - only required if the value type cannot be derived from the map declaration in the JPA managed entity and the value type is complex (JPA managed entity)

Whether or not the value type for the map is complex (JPA managed entity), rather than an simple type (e.g. java.lang.String). This can usually be inferred from the parameterized type of the map (if available), or from the targetEntity property of a @ManyToMany annotation for the map (if available).

Returns:

Whether or not the value type for the map is complex

Default:

org.broadleafcommerce.common.presentation.client.UnspecifiedBooleanType.UNSPECIFIED

mediaField

public abstract String mediaField

Optional - only required if the value type for the map is complex (JPA managed) and one of the fields of the complex value provides a URL value that points to a resolvable image url.

The field name of complex value that provides an image url

Returns:

The field name of complex value that provides an image url

Default:

""

keys

public abstract AdminPresentationMapKey[] keys

Optional - only required when the user should select from a list of pre-defined keys when adding/editing this map. Either this value, or the mapKeyOptionEntityClass should be user - not both.

Specify the keys available for the user to select from

Returns:

the array of keys from which the user can select

Default:

{}

forceFreeFormKeys

public abstract boolean forceFreeFormKeys

Optional - only required when you want to allow the user to create his/her own key value, rather than select from a pre-defined list. The default is to force selection from a pre-defined list.

Returns:

whether or not the user will create their own key values.

Default:

false

manyToField

public abstract String manyToField

Optional - only required with a complex value class that has a bi-directional association back to the parent class containing the map. This can generally be inferred by the system from a "mappedBy" attribute for maps of a OneToMany type. For map configurations without a mappedBy value, or if you wish to explicitly set a bi-directional association field on the complex value, use this property.

Returns:

the bi-directional association field on the complex value, if any

Default:

""

mapKeyOptionEntityClass

public abstract Class<?> mapKeyOptionEntityClass

Optional - only required when the user should select from a list of database persisted values for keys when adding/editing this map. Either this value, or the keys parameter should be user - not both

Specify the entity class that represents the table in the database that contains the key values for this map

Returns:

the entity class for the map keys

Default:

void.class

mapKeyOptionEntityDisplayField

public abstract String mapKeyOptionEntityDisplayField

Optional - only required when the user should select from a list of database persisted values for keys when adding/editing this map.

Specify the field in the option entity class that contains the value that will be shown to the user. This can be the same field as the value field. This option does not support i18n out-of-the-box.

Returns:

the display field in the entity class

Default:

""

mapKeyOptionEntityValueField

public abstract String mapKeyOptionEntityValueField

Optional - only required when the user should select from a list of database persisted values for keys when adding/editing this map.

Specify the field in the option entity class that contains the value that will actually be saved for the selected key. This can be the same field as the display field.

Returns:

the value field in the entity class

Default:

""

customCriteria

public abstract String[] customCriteria

Optional - only required if you need to specially handle crud operations for this specific collection on the server

Custom string values that will be passed to the server during CRUD operations on this collection. These criteria values can be detected in a custom persistence handler (@CustomPersistenceHandler) in order to engage special handling through custom server side code for this collection.

Returns:

the custom string array to pass to the server during CRUD operations

Default:

{}

operationTypes

public abstract AdminPresentationOperationTypes operationTypes

Optional - only required if a special operation type is required for a CRUD operation. This setting is not normally changed and is an advanced setting

The operation type for a CRUD operation

Returns:

the operation type

Default:

@org.broadleafcommerce.common.presentation.AdminPresentationOperationTypes(addType=org.broadleafcommerce.common.presentation.client.OperationType.MAP, fetchType=org.broadleafcommerce.common.presentation.client.OperationType.MAP, inspectType=org.broadleafcommerce.common.presentation.client.OperationType.MAP, removeType=org.broadleafcommerce.common.presentation.client.OperationType.MAP, updateType=org.broadleafcommerce.common.presentation.client.OperationType.MAP)

showIfProperty

public abstract String showIfProperty

Optional - propertyName , only required if you want hide the field based on this property's value

If the property is defined and found to be set to false, in the AppConfiguraionService, then this field will be excluded in the admin presentation layer

Returns:

name of the property

Default:

""

currencyCodeField

public abstract String currencyCodeField

Optional - If you have FieldType set to SupportedFieldType.MONEY, * then you can specify a money currency property field.

Returns:

the currency property field

Default:

""