/** * Copyright 2011 meltmedia * * 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 * * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and * limitations under the License. */ package org.xchain.framework.lifecycle; 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; import java.lang.annotation.Inherited; /** * <p>The annotation that identifies the static accessor method for singleton lifecycle classes. Methods annotated with this annotation must be static, take no arguments, and return the type of the declaring class.</p> * * @author Christian Trimble * @author John Trimble */ @Target(METHOD) @Retention(RUNTIME) @Documented public @interface LifecycleAccessor { }