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package org.apache.deltaspike.core.api.config.view.metadata;
import org.apache.deltaspike.core.spi.config.view.ConfigPreProcessor;
import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;
import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.ANNOTATION_TYPE;
import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME;
/**
* Meta-annotation for custom metadata which can be applied to view-configs.
*
* By default, metadata of a lower level overrides metadata of the same type from a higher level (cascading behaviour).
* This behaviour can be changed by annotating the target annotation (or only chosen fields of it) with
* {@code @Aggregated(true)}.
*/
@Target({ ANNOTATION_TYPE })
@Retention(RUNTIME)
@Documented
@Aggregated(false)
public @interface ViewMetaData
{
@SuppressWarnings("rawtypes")
Class<? extends ConfigPreProcessor> preProcessor() default ConfigPreProcessor.class;
}