Header.java

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package org.androidannotations.rest.spring.annotations;

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

/**
 * Use on methods in {@link Rest} annotated classes to add headers to a
 * particular method.
 * 
 * <blockquote>
 * 
 * <b>Example :</b>
 * 
 * <pre>
 * @Rest(converters = MappingJacksonHttpMessageConverter.class)
 * public interface MyRestClient {
 * 
 * 	@Header(name = "keep-alive", name = "300")
 * 	@Post("/test")
 * 	void testRoute();
 * }
 * </pre>
 * 
 * </blockquote>
 * 
 * @see Headers
 */
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.CLASS)
@Target(ElementType.METHOD)
public @interface Header {

	/**
	 * The name of the header.
	 * @return the name of the header
	 */
	String name();

	/**
	 * The value of the header.
	 * @return the value of the header
	 */
	String value();
}