Decorated.java

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package javax.enterprise.inject;

import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.FIELD;
import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.PARAMETER;
import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME;

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

import javax.inject.Qualifier;

/**
 * <p>
 * A decorator may inject metadata about the bean it is decorating
 * </p>
 * 
 * <pre>
 * @Decorator
 * class TimestampLogger implements Logger {
 *     @Inject
 *     @Delegate
 *     @Any
 *     Logger logger;
 * 
 *     @Inject
 *     @Decorated
 *     Bean<Logger> bean;
 * 
 *     void log(String message) {
 *       ...
 *    }
 * }
 * </pre>
 * 
 * @author Pete Muir
 * @since 1.1
 */

@Target({ PARAMETER, FIELD })
@Retention(RUNTIME)
@Documented
@Qualifier
public @interface Decorated {
}