ScopeAnnotation.java

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package org.primeframework.mvc.scope.annotation;

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

import org.primeframework.mvc.scope.Scope;

/**
 * This annotation should be used to mark scope annotations so that they can be located by the Prime parameter
 * handling mechanism.
 *
 * @author Brian Pontarelli
 */
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
@Target(ElementType.ANNOTATION_TYPE)
public @interface ScopeAnnotation {
  /**
   * @return The class that implements the scope annotation's processing.
   */
  Class<? extends Scope> value();
}