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package org.apache.brooklyn.api.entity;
import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.TYPE;
import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;
/**
* A pointer to the default implementation of an entity.
*
* A common naming convention is for the implementation class to have the suffix "Impl",
* but this is not required.
*
* See {@link EntityTypeRegistry} for how to override the implementation to be used, if
* the class referenced by this annotation is not desired.
*
* @author aled
*/
@Retention(RUNTIME)
@Target(TYPE)
public @interface ImplementedBy {
/**
* The implementation type.
*/
Class<? extends Entity> value();
}