io.micronaut.context.annotation.Provided Maven / Gradle / Ivy
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package io.micronaut.context.annotation;
import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME;
import javax.inject.Scope;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
/**
* Provided scope is used to define a bean that should not be considered a candidate for dependency injection because
* it is provided by another bean. This scope is used when, for example, you have a factory bean that returns a bean
* that also requires dependency injection.
*
* @author Graeme Rocher
* @see Bean
* @see Factory
* @since 1.0
*/
@Scope
@Retention(RUNTIME)
public @interface Provided {
}