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package org.jclouds.rest.annotations;

import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.FIELD;
import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.METHOD;
import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.PARAMETER;
import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.TYPE;
import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME;

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

import javax.inject.Qualifier;


/**
 * Designates that this resource only exists since a particular
 * {@link ApiVersion}.
 * 
 * For example, in EC2, the tag api only exists at or after version
 * {@code 2010-08-31}
 * 
 * @author Adrian Cole
 * @see ApiVersion
 */
@Target({ TYPE, METHOD, FIELD, PARAMETER })
@Retention(RUNTIME)
@Qualifier
public @interface SinceApiVersion {

   /**
    * less than or equal to the String bound to {@link ApiVersion}, typically
    * bound as either {@link Constants#PROPERTY_API_VERSION} property or
    * {@link ContextBuilder#apiVersion}
    * 
    */
   String value();

}