ImplementsExtension.java

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package com.rgi.geopackage.extensions.implementation;

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

/**
 * @author Luke Lambert
 *
 */
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
@Target(ElementType.TYPE)
public @interface ImplementsExtension
{
    /**
     * @return The case sensitive name of the extension that is required, in
     *             the form <author>_<extension_name> where <author> indicates
     *             the person or organization that developed and maintains the
     *             extension. The valid character set for <author> is
     *             [a-zA-Z0-9]. The valid character set for <extension_name> is
     *             [a-zA-Z0-9_]
     */
    String name();
}