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 * IronJacamar, a Java EE Connector Architecture implementation
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 */

package javax.resource;

import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;

/**
 * Annotation used to define a Connector administered object to be registered in JNDI. 
 * Once defined, a resource may be referenced by a component using the lookup element of the Resource annotation.
 *
 * @since 1.7
 * @see javax.annotation.Resource
 */
@Target({ ElementType.TYPE })
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
public @interface AdministeredObjectDefinition
{
   /** JNDI name of the administrered object resource being defined. */
   String name();

   /** Description of the resource. */
   String description() default "";

   /**
    * The name of the resource adapter that the administered object must be created from.
    * The resource adapter is required to be available at deployment time.
    */
   String resourceAdapter();

   /** The fully qualified domain name of the administered object class. */
   String className();

   /** The fully qualified domain name of the administered object interface class. */
   String interfaceName() default "";

   /**
    * Properties of the administered object.
    *
    * These properties may be vendor-specific properties. Vendor-specific properties may be combined 
    * with or used to override the administered object properties defined using this annotation.
    * Administered object properties that are specified and are not supported
    * in a given resource adapter or cannot be mapped to a vendor specific configuration property may be ignored.
    */
   String[] properties() default { };
}