AnnotatedHttpService: Allow @PathPrefix annotations in class scope

[heowc]

I think it would be nice to be able to specify a prefix as an annotation without using pathPrefix.

For example.

ServerBuilder sb = new ServerBuilder();
sb.annotatedService(new ForBarService());
//...

@PathPrefix("/foo")
public class FooBarService {
    @Get
    @Path("/bar")
    public Object bar() { ... }

    @Get
    public Object fooGet() { ... }

    @Post
    public Object fooPost() { ... }
} 

I think there is an advantage to see the specified path at once.

[trustin]

That's a good idea. We currently use @Path for other type of path mappings such as glob and regex, so we have two options:

• Restrict the format of @Path when it's used at class level.
• Define a different annotation such as @PathPrefix.

I prefer the second option, but what do you think? /cc @ikhoon @minwoox

[ikhoon]

I think @Path at class level could make a user confused because of the glob. I also lean to @PathPrefix, furthermore we can use it method level too. 😀

[minwoox]

+1 for @PathPrefix :)

[sivaalli]

Hi, Is this something a first timer can work on? If yes, I'm more that happy to look at it. I think I could read value inside @PathPrefix("/pathPrefix") in here

armeria/core/src/main/java/com/linecorp/armeria/internal/annotation/AnnotatedHttpServiceFactory.java

Line 274 in 883826f

final Class<?> clazz = object.getClass();

and use the read value if the exiting pathPrefix value is /.

[minwoox]

@sivaalli Thanks for your interest!
Yes, I think and I hope it's not that difficult. But I think we need to ask @heowc that he is going to deal with this or not before you take this. 😉

[heowc]

@sivaalli Thanks for your opinion!
I will another PRs in progress and someday I will proceed this.
but, if you need to this, I think it's not bad for you to deal with it. 👍

[sivaalli]

Thanks you @minwoox and @heowc for your thoughts. I will work on this. BTW excellent work creating armeria and open sourcing it.