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/*
* Copyright (C) 2007 Google Inc.
*
* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
* You may obtain a copy of the License at
*
* http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
*
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* WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
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package com.google.inject;
import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.METHOD;
import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME;
import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;
/**
* Annotates methods of a {@link Module} to create a provider method binding. The method's return
* type is bound to its returned value. Guice will pass dependencies to the method as parameters.
*
* @author [email protected] (Bob Lee)
* @since 2.0
*/
@Documented
@Target(METHOD)
@Retention(RUNTIME)
public @interface Provides {}