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package jakarta.enterprise.inject.spi;

/**
 * 
 * This interface allows some SPI implementation to change their priority programmatically.
 * 
 *
 * 
 * For instance {@link ObserverMethod} extends this interface to set the observer priority.
 *
 * A custom alternative {@link Bean}, {@link Interceptor} or {@link Decorator} may implement this interface to be activated
 * with a given priority
 *
 * 
 *
 * @see Bean
 * @author Mark Paluch
 * @author Antoine Sabot-Durand
 * @since 2.0
 */
public interface Prioritized {

    /**
     * 
     * Returns the priority for this SPI element.
     * 
     *
     * @return the priority value
     */
    int getPriority();
}