package eu.inmite.harmony.lib.validations.form.annotations;

import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;
import java.text.DateFormat;

/**
 * Validate input as a date that should be in future. <br/>
 * {@link java.text.DateFormat} is used to parse input string. To specify the input format, set {@link #datePattern()}
 * or {@link #dateStyle()}.
 * @author Tomas Vondracek
 */
@Target(value = ElementType.FIELD)
@Retention(value = RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
public @interface DateInFuture {
    /**
     * date pattern that will be used to parse input date
     *
     * @return datePattern
     */
    String datePattern() default "";

    /**
     * if no pattern is defined date style will be used to initialize {@link DateFormat}
     *
     * @return dateFormat
     */
    int dateStyle() default DateFormat.MEDIUM;

    /**
     * messageId()
     *
     * @return 0
     */
    int messageId() default 0;

    /**
     * order()
     *
     * @return order
     */
    int order() default 1000;

    /**
     * allowToday()
     *
     * @return true
     */
    boolean allowToday() default true;
}