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package act.plugin;
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import act.app.ProjectLayoutProbe;
import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;
/**
* Mark the extended class. This is used by plugin class which does not
* extends a certain class directly.
* For example, suppose a plugin developer created a class
* {@code MyProjLayoutProbe} extends {@link ProjectLayoutProbe},
* the class could be sensed by Act directly; however if the developer decide
* extend {@code MyProjLayoutProbe} and create another class
* {@code MySubProjLayoutProbe} then this {@code Extends @Extends}
* annotation needs to be used to mark on the new class. Otherwise, the plugin detector
* will not be able to detect the second class that does not extends the
* {@link ProjectLayoutProbe} class directly
*
*/
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.CLASS)
@Target(ElementType.TYPE)
public @interface Extends {
/**
* Mark the class that the underline type will extends directly or
* indirectly
*/
Class value();
}