Annotation processors can be useful as a hacky workaround to get some language feature into the Java language. jOOQ also has an annotation processor that helps validate SQL syntax for: Plain SQL usage (SQL injection risk) SQL dialect support (prevent using an Oracle only feature on MySQL) You can read about it more in detail … Continue reading How to Unit Test Your Annotation Processor using jOOR
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