From c5fe23594f66225eb18bf4e67472cd80023eb448 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jakob Odersky Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2018 16:53:44 -0800 Subject: Refactor build to use sbt-crossproject --- shared/src/main/scala/annotations.scala | 22 ++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 22 insertions(+) create mode 100644 shared/src/main/scala/annotations.scala (limited to 'shared/src/main/scala/annotations.scala') diff --git a/shared/src/main/scala/annotations.scala b/shared/src/main/scala/annotations.scala new file mode 100644 index 0000000..9d35d16 --- /dev/null +++ b/shared/src/main/scala/annotations.scala @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +package spray.json + +import scala.annotation.StaticAnnotation + +/** An annotation that designates that a sealed trait is a generalized algebraic + * datatype (GADT), and that a type field containing the serialized childrens' + * types should be added to the final JSON objects. + * + * Note that by default all sealed traits are treated as GADTs, with a type + * field called `type`. This annotation enables overriding the name of that + * field and is really only useful if a child itself has a field called `type` + * that would result in a conflict. + * + * Example: + * {{{ + * // the JSON field "kind" will contain the actual type of the serialized child + * @gadt("kind") sealed abstract class Keyword(`type`: String) + * case class If(`type`: String) extends Keyword(`type`) + * }}} + * @param typeFieldName the name of the field to inject into a serialized JSON + * object */ +final class gadt(val typeFieldName: String = "type") extends StaticAnnotation -- cgit v1.2.3