[jbossseam-issues] [JBoss JIRA] Created: (JBSEAM-1117) support enum types in @RaiseEvent or a new @RaiseEventType annotation

[Bradley Smith (JIRA)]

support enum types in @RaiseEvent or a new @RaiseEventType annotation
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                 Key: JBSEAM-1117
                 URL: http://jira.jboss.com/jira/browse/JBSEAM-1117
             Project: JBoss Seam
          Issue Type: Feature Request
          Components: Core
            Reporter: Bradley Smith


RaiseEvent:

@Target(METHOD)
@Retention(RUNTIME)
@Documented
public @interface RaiseEvent 
{
   
   /**
    * The event name, defaults to the name
    * of the method.
    * 
    * @return the event name
    */
   String value() default "";
   
   //TODO: String[] ifOutcome() default {};
   
}

Is it possible to make the value be based on an enum type?  I currently have all my application event types enumerated in enum called EventType.
I've tried doing:  

@RaiseEvent(EventType.ApplicationSaved.name())

however, this doesn't count as a constant String and is invalid syntax.  It seems more 'elegant' to be able to enumerate the event types of an application in something like an enum than to sprinkle strings throughout the code with the specific event String values.

Maybe an alternate annotation is called for - say, @RaiseEventType(MyEnum.MyEventType)?

I'm not sure - I don't have a solid grasp of the syntax used to define an annotation.

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