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A JSR-330 spec compliant dependency injection framework.

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 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
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package io.github.pustike.inject.bind;

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

/**
 * Annotates methods of a {@link Module} to create a method binding. The method's parameters are passed as dependencies
 * from the injector and method's return type is bound to its returned value. Whenever the injector needs an instance
 * of this type, it will invoke the method.
 */
@Documented
@Target(ElementType.METHOD)
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
public @interface Provides {
}