NormalScope.java

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package javax.enterprise.context;

import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.ANNOTATION_TYPE;
import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME;

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

/**
 * <p>
 * Specifies that an annotation type is a normal scope type.
 * </p>
 * 
 * @author Gavin King
 * @author Pete Muir
 * 
 * @see javax.inject.Scope @Scope is used to declare pseudo-scopes.
 */
@Target(ANNOTATION_TYPE)
@Retention(RUNTIME)
@Documented
public @interface NormalScope {

    /**
     * <p>
     * Determines whether the normal scope type is a passivating scope.
     * </p>
     * 
     * <p>
     * A bean is called passivation capable if the container is able to temporarily transfer the state of any idle instance to
     * secondary storage. A passivating scope requires that beans with the scope are passivation capable.
     * </p>
     * 
     * @return <tt>true</tt> if the scope type is a passivating scope type
     */
    boolean passivating() default false;

}