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/**
* <p>
* Allows a library to provide a default implmentation of a bean, which is used unless overridden by an application.
* Although this may sound identical to an alternative, alternatives have some restrictions that may make them
* undesirable. Primarily, alternatives require an entry in every <code>beans.xml</code> file in an application.
* </p>
*
* <p>
* Developers consuming the extension will have to open up the any jar file which references the default bean, and edit
* the <code>beans.xml</code> file within, in order to override the service. This is where default beans come in.
* </p>
*
* <p>
* Default beans allow you to create a default bean with a specified type and set of qualifiers. If no other bean is
* installed that has the same type and qualifiers, then the default bean will be installed.
* </p>
*
* @see org.jboss.solder.bean.defaultbean.DefaultBean
*/
package org.jboss.solder.bean.defaultbean;