ImplicitBindings.java

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package com.mastfrog.acteur;

import com.mastfrog.acteur.annotations.HttpCall;
import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;

/**
 * Annotation which can be placed on instances of Application to add bindings in
 * that application's scope. If you write Acteurs which will include new objects
 * for injection into subsequent acteurs in the chain, you need to annotation
 * your Application subclass with this annotation and specify what types will be
 * injected.
 * <p/>
 * <b>Note:</b> If you are using the @HttpCall annotation, you can specify
 * these classes there.
 *
 * @deprecated - With Acteur 1.5 and ServerBuilder, you are not subclassing
 * application anymore, so this class is less useful as it can only appear on
 * the application class. Instead, use {@link HttpCall} with the
 * <code>scopeTypes</code> parameter register types on the acteurs that use
 * them;  or use ServerBuilder.withType().
 *
 * @author Tim Boudreau
 */
@Deprecated
@Target(value = ElementType.TYPE)
@Retention(value = RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
public @interface ImplicitBindings {

    /**
     * A list of types which Acteurs will pass in their state, which should
     * be injectable into subsequent acteurs.
     * @return The list of classes
     */
    public Class<?>[] value();
}