PluginVisitorStrategy.java example

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package org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.plugins;

import java.lang.annotation.Annotation;
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 org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.plugins.visitors.PluginVisitor;

/**
 * Meta-annotation to denote the class name to use that implements
 * {@link org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.plugins.visitors.PluginVisitor} for the annotated annotation.
 */
@Documented
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
@Target(ElementType.ANNOTATION_TYPE)
public @interface PluginVisitorStrategy {

    /**
     * The class to use that implements {@link org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.plugins.visitors.PluginVisitor}
     * for the given annotation. The generic type in {@code PluginVisitor} should match the annotation this annotation
     * is applied to.
     */
    Class<? extends PluginVisitor<? extends Annotation>> value();
}