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package javax.servlet.sip.annotation;

import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
import java.lang.annotation.Inherited;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;
/**
 * The @SipApplicationKey annotation is used when the application wants to associate 
 * the incoming request (and SipSession) with a certain SipApplicationSession
 * 
 *  The method annotated with the @SipApplicationKey annotation MUST have the
 * following restrictions:
 * <ol>
 * 	<li> It MUST be public and static
 *  <li> It MUST return a String
 *  <li> It MUST have a single argument of type SipServletRequest
 *  <li> It MUST not modify the SipServletRequest passed in
 * </ol> 
 * If the annotated method signature does not comply with the first three rules,
 * deployment of such an application MUST fail.
 *
 * @since 1.1
 */
@Target(ElementType.METHOD)
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
@Inherited
public @interface SipApplicationKey {
	String applicationName() default "";
}