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/*
 * The MIT License
 *
 *   Copyright (c) 2016, Mahmoud Ben Hassine ([email protected])
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package io.github.benas.randombeans.annotation;

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

/**
 * Annotation to mark a field to be populated with a random value using the given randomizer.
 *
 * @author Mahmoud Ben Hassine ([email protected])
 */
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
@Target(ElementType.FIELD)
public @interface Randomizer {

    /**
     * The {@link io.github.benas.randombeans.api.Randomizer} to use to generate the random value for this field.
     * The implementation must provide a default constructor.
     *
     * @return the randomizer's class
     */
    Class> value();
}