GatewayHeader.java

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package org.springframework.integration.annotation;

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

/**
 * Provides the message header {@code value} or {@code expression}.
 *
 * @author Artem Bilan
 * @since 4.0
 */
@Target({ })
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
public @interface GatewayHeader {

	/**
	 * @return The name of the header.
	 */
	String name();

	/**
	 * @return The value for the header.
	 */
	String value() default "";

	/**
	 * @return The {@code Expression} to be evaluated to produce a value for the header.
	 */
	String expression() default "";

}