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package com.sun.jersey.api.spring;
import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.TYPE;
import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;
import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.AutowireCapableBeanFactory;
/**
* This annotation provides autowiring capabilities for users that use spring 2.0
* but that want to get their beans autowired.
* <p>
* Autowiring is performed via {@link AutowireCapableBeanFactory#createBean(Class, int, boolean)}
* to have a fully initialized bean, including applied BeanPostProcessors (in contrast to
* {@link AutowireCapableBeanFactory#autowire(java.lang.Class, int, boolean)}).<br/>
* The parameters <em>autowiring mode</em> and <em>dependencyCheck</em> when invoking
* {@link AutowireCapableBeanFactory#createBean(Class, int, boolean)} are used as specified
* with this annotation.
* </p>
*
* @author <a href="mailto:martin.grotzke@freiheit.com">Martin Grotzke</a>
*/
@Target({TYPE})
@Retention(RUNTIME)
public @interface Autowire {
/**
* The autowiring mode to use.
* @return One of {@link AutowireMode}, {@link AutowireMode#AUTODETECT} by default.
*/
AutowireMode mode() default AutowireMode.AUTODETECT;
/**
* Whether to perform a dependency check for objects (not applicable to autowiring a constructor, thus ignored there).
* @return true or false, false by default.
*/
boolean dependencyCheck() default false;
}