/**
* Copyright (C) 2010 Google Inc.
*
* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
* You may obtain a copy of the License at
*
* http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
*
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* WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
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package com.google.inject.throwingproviders;
import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.METHOD;
import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME;
import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;
/**
* Annotates methods of a {@link com.google.inject.Module} to create a
* {@link CheckedProvider} method binding that can throw exceptions. The
* method's return type is bound to a {@link CheckedProvider} that can be
* injected. Guice will pass dependencies to the method as parameters. Install
* {@literal @}CheckedProvides methods by using
* {@link ThrowingProviderBinder#forModule(com.google.inject.Module)} on the
* module where the methods are declared.
*
* @author sameb@google.com (Sam Berlin)
* @since 3.0
*/
@Documented @Target(METHOD) @Retention(RUNTIME)
public @interface CheckedProvides {
/**
* The interface that provides this value, a subinterface of {@link CheckedProvider}.
*/
Class<? extends CheckedProvider> value();
}