Why is "io.micronaut.http.annotation.Controller" not marked as Inherited?

[gregory-paidis-sonarsource]

I am using the open-api generator, and I am generating an interface from a yaml.
The interface is, as expected, marked with @Controller.
Why do I need to also mark the class that implements it?

[graemerocher]

since @Controller causes endpoints to be exposed over HTTP it is better that it is explicit for security reasons. Also if you need to inherit the same interface under two different paths.

[gregory-paidis-sonarsource]

about your first point, why would you ever implement an interface that is marked as a @Controller if your class is NOT a controller?
Seems like bad design to me.
Can you think of valid cases?

[graemerocher]

a declarative client could implement the same interface.