Package org.eclipse.microprofile.openapi.annotations.headers

Annotation Type Header

@Target({})
@Retention(RUNTIME)
@Inherited
public @interface Header

Describes a single header object

See Also:

OpenAPI Specification Header Object

Optional Element Summary

Optional Elements

Modifier and Type	Optional Element	Description
boolean	allowEmptyValue	When true, allows sending an empty value.
boolean	deprecated	Specifies that a header is deprecated and should be transitioned out of usage.
String	description	Additional description data to provide on the purpose of the header
Extension[]	extensions	List of extensions to be added to the Header model corresponding to the containing annotation.
String	name	The name of the header.
String	ref	Reference value to a Header object.
boolean	required	Determines whether this header is mandatory.
Schema	schema	The schema defining the type used for the header.

Element Detail

name

String name

The name of the header. The name is only used as the key to add this header to a map.

It is a REQUIRED property unless this is only a reference to a header instance.

When the header is defined within Components, the name will be used as the key to add this header to the 'headers' map for reuse.

Returns:

this header's name

Default:

""

description

String description

Additional description data to provide on the purpose of the header

Returns:

the header's description

Default:

""

schema

Schema schema

The schema defining the type used for the header. Ignored if the properties content or array are specified.

Returns:

the schema of the header

Default:

@org.eclipse.microprofile.openapi.annotations.media.Schema

required

boolean required

Determines whether this header is mandatory. The property may be included and its default value is false.

Returns:

whether or not the header is required

Default:

false

deprecated

boolean deprecated

Specifies that a header is deprecated and should be transitioned out of usage.

Returns:

whether or not the header is deprecated

Default:

false

allowEmptyValue

boolean allowEmptyValue

When true, allows sending an empty value. If false, the header will be considered \"null\" if no value is present. This may create validation errors when the header is required.

Returns:

whether or not the header allows empty values

Default:

false

ref

String ref

Reference value to a Header object.

This property provides a reference to an object defined elsewhere. This property and all other properties are mutually exclusive. If other properties are defined in addition to the ref property then the result is undefined.

Returns:

reference to a header

Default:

""

extensions

Extension[] extensions

List of extensions to be added to the Header model corresponding to the containing annotation.

Returns:

array of extensions

Since:

3.1

Default:

{}