diff --git a/annotations/README.md b/annotations/README.md
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-## Annotations
-
-This module contains articles about Java annotations
-
-### Relevant Articles:
-
-- [Java Annotation Processing and Creating a Builder](https://www.baeldung.com/java-annotation-processing-builder)
diff --git a/annotations/annotation-processing/pom.xml b/annotations/annotation-processing/pom.xml
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-
-
- 4.0.0
- annotation-processing
- annotation-processing
-
-
- com.baeldung
- 1.0.0-SNAPSHOT
- annotations
-
-
-
-
- com.google.auto.service
- auto-service
- ${auto-service.version}
- provided
-
-
-
-
- 1.0-rc2
-
-
-
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diff --git a/annotations/annotation-processing/src/main/java/com/baeldung/annotation/processor/BuilderProcessor.java b/annotations/annotation-processing/src/main/java/com/baeldung/annotation/processor/BuilderProcessor.java
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-package com.baeldung.annotation.processor;
-
-import java.io.IOException;
-import java.io.PrintWriter;
-import java.util.List;
-import java.util.Map;
-import java.util.Set;
-import java.util.stream.Collectors;
-import javax.annotation.processing.*;
-import javax.lang.model.SourceVersion;
-import javax.lang.model.element.Element;
-import javax.lang.model.element.TypeElement;
-import javax.lang.model.type.ExecutableType;
-import javax.tools.Diagnostic;
-import javax.tools.JavaFileObject;
-
-import com.google.auto.service.AutoService;
-
-@SupportedAnnotationTypes("com.baeldung.annotation.processor.BuilderProperty")
-@SupportedSourceVersion(SourceVersion.RELEASE_8)
-@AutoService(Processor.class)
-public class BuilderProcessor extends AbstractProcessor {
-
- @Override
- public boolean process(Set extends TypeElement> annotations, RoundEnvironment roundEnv) {
- for (TypeElement annotation : annotations) {
-
- Set extends Element> annotatedElements = roundEnv.getElementsAnnotatedWith(annotation);
-
- Map> annotatedMethods = annotatedElements.stream().collect(Collectors.partitioningBy(element -> ((ExecutableType) element.asType()).getParameterTypes().size() == 1 && element.getSimpleName().toString().startsWith("set")));
-
- List setters = annotatedMethods.get(true);
- List otherMethods = annotatedMethods.get(false);
-
- otherMethods.forEach(element -> processingEnv.getMessager().printMessage(Diagnostic.Kind.ERROR, "@BuilderProperty must be applied to a setXxx method with a single argument", element));
-
- if (setters.isEmpty()) {
- continue;
- }
-
- String className = ((TypeElement) setters.get(0).getEnclosingElement()).getQualifiedName().toString();
-
- Map setterMap = setters.stream().collect(Collectors.toMap(setter -> setter.getSimpleName().toString(), setter -> ((ExecutableType) setter.asType()).getParameterTypes().get(0).toString()));
-
- try {
- writeBuilderFile(className, setterMap);
- } catch (IOException e) {
- e.printStackTrace();
- }
-
- }
-
- return true;
- }
-
- private void writeBuilderFile(String className, Map setterMap) throws IOException {
-
- String packageName = null;
- int lastDot = className.lastIndexOf('.');
- if (lastDot > 0) {
- packageName = className.substring(0, lastDot);
- }
-
- String simpleClassName = className.substring(lastDot + 1);
- String builderClassName = className + "Builder";
- String builderSimpleClassName = builderClassName.substring(lastDot + 1);
-
- JavaFileObject builderFile = processingEnv.getFiler().createSourceFile(builderClassName);
- try (PrintWriter out = new PrintWriter(builderFile.openWriter())) {
-
- if (packageName != null) {
- out.print("package ");
- out.print(packageName);
- out.println(";");
- out.println();
- }
-
- out.print("public class ");
- out.print(builderSimpleClassName);
- out.println(" {");
- out.println();
-
- out.print(" private ");
- out.print(simpleClassName);
- out.print(" object = new ");
- out.print(simpleClassName);
- out.println("();");
- out.println();
-
- out.print(" public ");
- out.print(simpleClassName);
- out.println(" build() {");
- out.println(" return object;");
- out.println(" }");
- out.println();
-
- setterMap.entrySet().forEach(setter -> {
- String methodName = setter.getKey();
- String argumentType = setter.getValue();
-
- out.print(" public ");
- out.print(builderSimpleClassName);
- out.print(" ");
- out.print(methodName);
-
- out.print("(");
-
- out.print(argumentType);
- out.println(" value) {");
- out.print(" object.");
- out.print(methodName);
- out.println("(value);");
- out.println(" return this;");
- out.println(" }");
- out.println();
- });
-
- out.println("}");
-
- }
- }
-
-}
diff --git a/annotations/annotation-processing/src/main/java/com/baeldung/annotation/processor/BuilderProperty.java b/annotations/annotation-processing/src/main/java/com/baeldung/annotation/processor/BuilderProperty.java
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-package com.baeldung.annotation.processor;
-
-import java.lang.annotation.*;
-
-@Target(ElementType.METHOD)
-@Retention(RetentionPolicy.SOURCE)
-public @interface BuilderProperty {
-}
diff --git a/annotations/annotation-processing/src/main/resources/logback.xml b/annotations/annotation-processing/src/main/resources/logback.xml
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-
-
-
-
- %d{HH:mm:ss.SSS} [%thread] %-5level %logger{36} - %msg%n
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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diff --git a/annotations/annotation-user/pom.xml b/annotations/annotation-user/pom.xml
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-
-
- 4.0.0
- annotation-user
- annotation-user
-
-
- com.baeldung
- annotations
- 1.0.0-SNAPSHOT
-
-
-
-
- com.baeldung
- annotation-processing
- ${project.parent.version}
-
-
-
-
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diff --git a/annotations/annotation-user/src/main/java/com/baeldung/annotation/Person.java b/annotations/annotation-user/src/main/java/com/baeldung/annotation/Person.java
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-package com.baeldung.annotation;
-
-import com.baeldung.annotation.processor.BuilderProperty;
-
-public class Person {
-
- private int age;
-
- private String name;
-
- public int getAge() {
- return age;
- }
-
- @BuilderProperty
- public void setAge(int age) {
- this.age = age;
- }
-
- public String getName() {
- return name;
- }
-
- @BuilderProperty
- public void setName(String name) {
- this.name = name;
- }
-
-}
diff --git a/annotations/annotation-user/src/main/resources/logback.xml b/annotations/annotation-user/src/main/resources/logback.xml
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-
-
-
-
- %d{HH:mm:ss.SSS} [%thread] %-5level %logger{36} - %msg%n
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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diff --git a/annotations/annotation-user/src/test/java/com/baeldung/annotation/PersonBuilderUnitTest.java b/annotations/annotation-user/src/test/java/com/baeldung/annotation/PersonBuilderUnitTest.java
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-package com.baeldung.annotation;
-
-import org.junit.Test;
-
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
-
-public class PersonBuilderUnitTest {
-
- @Test
- public void whenBuildPersonWithBuilder_thenObjectHasPropertyValues() {
-
- Person person = new PersonBuilder().setAge(25).setName("John").build();
-
- assertEquals(25, person.getAge());
- assertEquals("John", person.getName());
-
- }
-
-}
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-
-
- 4.0.0
- annotations
- annotations
- pom
-
-
- com.baeldung
- parent-modules
- 1.0.0-SNAPSHOT
-
-
-
- annotation-processing
- annotation-user
-
-
-
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