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package com.google.inject.spi;
import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.METHOD;
import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME;
import com.google.inject.Injector;
import com.google.inject.Stage;
import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;
/**
* Instructs an {@link Injector} running in {@link Stage#TOOL} that a method should be injected.
* This is typically useful for for extensions to Guice that perform additional validation in an
* injected method or field. This only applies to objects that are already constructed when bindings
* are created (ie., something bound using {@link
* com.google.inject.binder.LinkedBindingBuilder#toProvider toProvider}, {@link
* com.google.inject.binder.LinkedBindingBuilder#toInstance toInstance}, or {@link
* com.google.inject.Binder#requestInjection requestInjection}.
*
* @author [email protected] (Sam Berlin)
* @since 3.0
*/
@Target({METHOD})
@Retention(RUNTIME)
@Documented
public @interface Toolable {}