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cannot import remap annotations since they use wildcard import

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Description

I had the glorious idea recently to attempt "typed Strings" (an extendable delegate class that just holds one string) - gave it a custom jsonde/serializer so it also works with requests

unfortunately when i try to use it the openapi generator the generator create an @Pattern annotation without a specific import so i cant remap it to my own and that by default only works with String.class

alternatively:
remap via typeMapping (Pattern=my.own.Pattern) also didnt get applied

if im just missing a property to remap annotations that would also be helpful 😅

expected:

import javax.validation.constraints.Pattern;
import javax.validation.constraints.NotNull;
...

actual:
import javax.validation.constraints.*;

openapi-generator version

6.3.0

Steps to reproduce

spec file with pattern

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Start by reproducing the Java generation case with an OpenAPI spec containing a pattern constraint, then trace how validation annotation imports are collected. Done means the generated output uses explicit imports such as Pattern and NotNull instead of a wildcard, and the reported annotation remapping behavior is addressed or clearly characterized.

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Tech stack
java
Domain
api, tooling
Issue type
Bug
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3/5
Estimated time
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