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+<?php
+
+/*
+ * This file is part of the Symfony package.
+ *
+ * (c) Fabien Potencier <fabien@symfony.com>
+ *
+ * For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
+ * file that was distributed with this source code.
+ */
+
+namespace Symfony\Component\Serializer\Annotation;
+
+use Symfony\Component\Serializer\Exception\InvalidArgumentException;
+
+/**
+ * Annotation class for @Groups().
+ *
+ * @Annotation
+ * @Target({"PROPERTY", "METHOD"})
+ *
+ * @author Kévin Dunglas <dunglas@gmail.com>
+ */
+class Groups
+{
+ /**
+ * @var array
+ */
+ private $groups;
+
+ /**
+ * @param array $data
+ *
+ * @throws InvalidArgumentException
+ */
+ public function __construct(array $data)
+ {
+ if (!isset($data['value']) || !$data['value']) {
+ throw new InvalidArgumentException(sprintf('Parameter of annotation "%s" cannot be empty.', get_class($this)));
+ }
+
+ if (!is_array($data['value'])) {
+ throw new InvalidArgumentException(sprintf('Parameter of annotation "%s" must be an array of strings.', get_class($this)));
+ }
+
+ foreach ($data['value'] as $group) {
+ if (!is_string($group)) {
+ throw new InvalidArgumentException(sprintf('Parameter of annotation "%s" must be an array of strings.', get_class($this)));
+ }
+ }
+
+ $this->groups = $data['value'];
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Gets groups.
+ *
+ * @return array
+ */
+ public function getGroups()
+ {
+ return $this->groups;
+ }
+}