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/*
 * Hibernate Validator, declare and validate application constraints
 *
 * License: Apache License, Version 2.0
 * See the license.txt file in the root directory or .
 */
package org.hibernate.validator.group;

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

import org.hibernate.validator.spi.group.DefaultGroupSequenceProvider;

import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.TYPE;
import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME;

/**
 * The {@code GroupSequenceProvider} annotation defines the {@code DefaultGroupSequenceProvider}
 * class responsible to return the list of classes defining the default group sequence for the annotated type.
 * 
 * Note:
 * 

 * It is not allowed to use {@code GroupSequenceProvider} and {@link jakarta.validation.GroupSequence} together on
 * the same type.
 * {@code GroupSequenceProvider} is a Hibernate Validator specific annotation and not portable.
 * 
 *
 * @author Kevin Pollet <[email protected]> (C) 2011 SERLI
 * @author Hardy Ferentschik
 * @see jakarta.validation.GroupSequence
 */
@Retention(RUNTIME)
@Target({ TYPE })
public @interface GroupSequenceProvider {

	/**
	 * @return The default group sequence provider implementation.
	 */
	Class> value();
}