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package org.jruby.anno;

import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;
import org.jruby.runtime.Visibility;


@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
@Target(ElementType.METHOD)
public @interface JRubyMethod {
    
The name or names of this method in Ruby-land.
/**
     * The name or names of this method in Ruby-land.
     */
    String[] name() default {};
    
The number of required arguments.
/**
     * The number of required arguments.
     */
    int required() default 0;
    
The number of optional arguments.
/**
     * The number of optional arguments.
     */
    int optional() default 0;
    
Whether this method has a "rest" argument.
/**
     * Whether this method has a "rest" argument.
     */
    boolean rest() default false;
    
Any alias or aliases for this method.
/**
     * Any alias or aliases for this method.
     */
    String[] alias() default {};
    
Whether this method should be defined on the metaclass.
/**
     * Whether this method should be defined on the metaclass.
     */
    boolean meta() default false;
    
Whether this method should be a module function, defined on metaclass and private on class.
/**
     * Whether this method should be a module function, defined on metaclass and private on class.
     */
    boolean module() default false;
    
Whether this method expects to have a call frame allocated for it.
/**
     * Whether this method expects to have a call frame allocated for it.
     */
    boolean frame() default false;
    
The visibility of this method.
/**
     * The visibility of this method.
     */
    Visibility visibility() default Visibility.PUBLIC;

    
What, if anything, method reads from caller's frame
/**
     * What, if anything, method reads from caller's frame
     */
    FrameField[] reads() default {};

    
What, if anything, method writes to caller's frame
/**
     * What, if anything, method writes to caller's frame
     */
    FrameField[] writes() default {};

    
Argument types to coerce to before calling
/**
     * Argument types to coerce to before calling
     */
    Class[] argTypes() default {};

    
Whether to use a frame slot for backtrace information
/**
     * Whether to use a frame slot for backtrace information
     */
    boolean omit() default false;

    
Whether this method should show up as defined in response to respond_to? calls
/**
     * Whether this method should show up as defined in response to respond_to? calls
     */
    boolean notImplemented() default false;

    @Deprecated
    boolean scope() default false;

    @Deprecated
    org.jruby.CompatVersion compat() default org.jruby.CompatVersion.BOTH;

    @Deprecated
    boolean backtrace() default false;
}