1 /*
2 * Grapht, an open source dependency injector.
3 * Copyright 2014-2015 various contributors (see CONTRIBUTORS.txt)
4 * Copyright 2010-2014 Regents of the University of Minnesota
5 *
6 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
7 * it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as
8 * published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the
9 * License, or (at your option) any later version.
10 *
11 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
12 * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS
13 * FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more
14 * details.
15 *
16 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
17 * this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51
18 * Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
19 */
20 package org.grouplens.grapht.annotation;
21
22 import javax.inject.Qualifier;
23 import java.lang.annotation.*;
24
25 /**
26 * Attribute is an auxiliary annotation, like {@link Qualifier}, that can be
27 * used to add additional information to injection points (setters,
28 * constructors, fields). Unlike qualifiers, attributes do not determine the
29 * outcome of bindings, they only add information that is accessible in the
30 * final dependency graph.
31 *
32 * @author <a href="http://grouplens.org">GroupLens Research</a>
33 */
34 @Documented
35 @Target(ElementType.ANNOTATION_TYPE)
36 @Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
37 public @interface Attribute { }