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package org.osgi.service.component.annotations;

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

/**
 * Identify the annotated method as the {@code activate} method of a Service
 * Component.
 * 
 * 
 * The annotated method is the activate method of the Component.
 * 
 * 
 * This annotation is not processed at runtime by Service Component Runtime. It
 * must be processed by tools and used to add a Component Description to the
 * bundle.
 * 
 * @see "The activate attribute of the component element of a Component Description."
 * @author $Id: 6e320f37190ea29c600d8b8716052efcdcb6e856 $
 * @since 1.1
 */
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.CLASS)
@Target(ElementType.METHOD)
public @interface Activate {
	// marker annotation
}