LegacyMixIn.java

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package com.cloudbees.plugins.credentials.common;

import com.cloudbees.plugins.credentials.Credentials;
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;

/**
 * Marks the common interfaces that are for use as a legacy mix-in type to help adapt existing legacy credentials types.
 *
 * @since 1.7
 */
@Documented
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.SOURCE)
@Target(ElementType.TYPE)
public @interface LegacyMixIn {
    Class<? extends Credentials>[] preferred();
}