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 * Copyright (c) 2015, 2020 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
 *
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 *
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 */

package jakarta.json.bind.annotation;

import jakarta.json.bind.config.PropertyVisibilityStrategy;

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

/**
 * Annotation provides way how to customize visibility strategy of the JSON Binding.
 *
 * It allows for example to specify, that only public getters and setter should be visible.
 *
 * Usage
 * The {@code @JsonbVisibility} annotation can be used with the following program elements:
 * 
 *    type 
 *    package 
 * 
 *
 * @since JSON Binding 1.0
 */
@JsonbAnnotation
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
@Target({ElementType.ANNOTATION_TYPE, ElementType.TYPE, ElementType.PACKAGE})
public @interface JsonbVisibility {

    /**
     * Custom property visibility strategy used to resolve visibility of the members.
     *
     * @return Visibility strategy to use.
     */
    Class value();
}