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package org.springframework.data.cassandra.core.mapping;

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

/**
 * Identifies a domain object as Cassandra User Defined type (UDT). User defined types may contain nested user defined
 * types.
 *
 * @author Fabio J. Mendes
 * @author Mark Paluch
 * @since 1.5
 */
@Documented
@Inherited
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
@Target({ ElementType.TYPE })
public @interface UserDefinedType {

	/**
	 * The name of the UDT. Must be a valid CQL identifier or quoted identifier.
	 */
	String value() default "";

	/**
	 * Whether to cause the UDT name to be force-quoted.
	 *
	 * @deprecated since 3.0. The type name gets converted into {@link com.datastax.oss.driver.api.core.CqlIdentifier}
	 *             hence it no longer requires an indication whether the name should be quoted.
	 * @see com.datastax.oss.driver.api.core.CqlIdentifier#fromInternal(String)
	 */
	@Deprecated
	boolean forceQuote() default false;
}
