001package ball.annotation;
002/*-
003 * ##########################################################################
004 * Utilities
005 * %%
006 * Copyright (C) 2008 - 2022 Allen D. Ball
007 * %%
008 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
009 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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011 *
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013 *
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020 */
021import ball.annotation.processing.TargetMustBe;
022import ball.annotation.processing.TargetMustHaveConstructor;
023import ball.annotation.processing.TargetMustNotHaveModifiers;
024import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
025import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
026import java.lang.annotation.Target;
027
028import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.TYPE;
029import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME;
030
031/**
032 * {@link java.lang.annotation.Annotation} to mark service providers.
033 *
034 * @see java.util.ServiceLoader
035 *
036 * @author {@link.uri mailto:ball@hcf.dev Allen D. Ball}
037 */
038@Documented
039@Retention(RUNTIME)
040@Target({ TYPE })
041public @interface ServiceProviderFor {
042    Class<?>[] value() default { };
043}