HandlesMessage.java

/*
 * eID Applet Project.
 * Copyright (C) 2009 FedICT.
 *
 * This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
 * under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License version
 * 3.0 as published by the Free Software Foundation.
 *
 * This software is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
 * Lesser General Public License for more details.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
 * License along with this software; if not, see 
 * http://www.gnu.org/licenses/.
 */

package be.fedict.eid.applet.service.impl.handler;

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;

import be.fedict.eid.applet.shared.AbstractProtocolMessage;

/**
 * Annotation for message handlers.
 * 
 * @author Frank Cornelis
 * @see MessageHandler
 */
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
@Target(ElementType.TYPE)
@Documented
public @interface HandlesMessage {

	/**
	 * The message class that this annotated message handler is capable of
	 * handling.
	 * 
	 * @return
	 */
	Class<? extends AbstractProtocolMessage>value();
}