Extension Annotations
Extensions are identified by implementing the RexsterExtension interface and are defined and exposed through Rexster by way of the Annotations assigned to the extension class and its methods.
| annotation | arguments | applies to | description |
|---|---|---|---|
@ExtensionNaming |
namespace, name |
class | defines the namespace and identifying extension name |
@ExtensionDescriptor |
description, api, apiBehavior |
method | meta-data exposed through REST |
@ExtensionApi |
parameterName, description |
ExtensionDescriptor.api |
defines the parameters of the extension |
@ExtensionDefinition |
extensionPoint, path, tryIncludeRexsterAttributes, produces, method, autoCommitTransaction |
method | defines how the extension is exposed in the REST API |
@RexsterContext |
parameter | Rexster will try to inject variables from its context into method parameters | |
@ExtensionRequestParameter |
name, description, defaultValue, parseToJson |
parameter | Rexster will try to inject the value of the name from the request parameters |