Service.java

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package org.apache.aries.blueprint.annotation;

import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;

@Target(ElementType.TYPE)
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
public @interface Service {
    
    /**
     * the registration listeners to be notified when the service is
     * registered and unregistered with the framework.
     */
    RegistrationListener[] registerationListeners() default {};
    
    /**
     *  the ranking value to use when advertising the service.  If the
     *  ranking value is zero, the service must be registered without a
     *  <code>service.ranking</code> service property. 
     */
    int ranking() default 0;
    
    /**
     *  the auto-export mode for the service.  
     *  possible values are disabled, interfaces, class_hierarchy, all_classes
     */
    String autoExport() default "";
    
    /**
     *  the interfaces that the service should be advertised as supporting.
     */
    Class<?>[] interfaces() default {};
    
    /**
     * the user declared properties to be advertised with the service.
     */
    ServiceProperty[] serviceProperties() default {};
}