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package javax.enterprise.inject.spi;

import java.lang.annotation.Annotation;
import java.lang.reflect.Type;
import java.util.Set;

/**
 * 
 * Represents an enabled {@linkplain javax.decorator decorator}.
 * 
 * 
 * Since CDI 2.0, an implementation of this interface may implement {@link Prioritized} in order to enable the decorator with
 * given priority value for entire application.
 * 
 *
 * @author Gavin King
 * @author Pete Muir
 * 
 * @param  the decorator bean class
 */
public interface Decorator extends Bean {

    /**
     * 
     * Obtains the {@linkplain Type type} of the {@linkplain javax.decorator.Delegate delegate injection point}.
     * 
     * 
     * @return the delegate {@linkplain Type type}
     */
    public Type getDelegateType();

    /**
     * 
     * Obtains the {@linkplain javax.inject.Qualifier qualifiers} of the {@linkplain javax.decorator.Delegate delegate injection
     * point}.
     * 
     * 
     * @return the delegate {@linkplain javax.inject.Qualifier qualifiers}
     */
    public Set getDelegateQualifiers();

    /**
     * 
     * Obtains the {@linkplain javax.decorator decorated types}.
     * 
     * 
     * @return the set of decorated {@linkplain Type types}
     */
    public Set getDecoratedTypes();

}