ConfigurationPropertiesScan Type — spring-boot Architecture

Source Code

core/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/context/properties/ConfigurationPropertiesScan.java lines 42–80

@Target(ElementType.TYPE)
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
@Documented
@Import(ConfigurationPropertiesScanRegistrar.class)
@EnableConfigurationProperties
public @interface ConfigurationPropertiesScan {

	/**
	 * Alias for the {@link #basePackages()} attribute. Allows for more concise annotation
	 * declarations e.g.: {@code @ConfigurationPropertiesScan("org.my.pkg")} instead of
	 * {@code @ConfigurationPropertiesScan(basePackages="org.my.pkg")}.
	 * @return the base packages to scan
	 */
	@AliasFor("basePackages")
	String[] value() default {};

	/**
	 * Base packages to scan for configuration properties. {@link #value()} is an alias
	 * for (and mutually exclusive with) this attribute.
	 * <p>
	 * Use {@link #basePackageClasses()} for a type-safe alternative to String-based
	 * package names.
	 * @return the base packages to scan
	 */
	@AliasFor("value")
	String[] basePackages() default {};

	/**
	 * Type-safe alternative to {@link #basePackages()} for specifying the packages to
	 * scan for configuration properties. The package of each class specified will be
	 * scanned.
	 * <p>
	 * Consider creating a special no-op marker class or interface in each package that
	 * serves no purpose other than being referenced by this attribute.
	 * @return classes from the base packages to scan
	 */
	Class<?>[] basePackageClasses() default {};

}