MixinDomain.java

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package org.openengsb.core.api;

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

/**
 * Mark an interface to be a "MixinDomain". Connectors may implement these interfaces to provide additional 
 * functionality described in such an interface. They can then be used in other Bundles to discover all connectors 
 * providing that functionality
 */
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
@Documented
@Target(ElementType.TYPE)
public @interface MixinDomain {
    /**
     * short name for the MixinDomain, that is used for human-readable representations
     */
    String value();
}