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package org.apache.felix.ipojo.annotations;

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

/**
 * This annotation is used to configure a handler through XML (as in {@literal metadata.xml}).
 *  *     {@linkplain org.apache.felix.ipojo.annotations.Component @Component}
 *     {@code @HandlerDeclaration("")}
 *     public class MyComponent {
 *         // ...
 *     }
 * 
 * @author Felix Project Team
 */
@Target({ElementType.TYPE, ElementType.ANNOTATION_TYPE})
public @interface HandlerDeclaration {

    /**
     * The content of this attribute represents the XML 
     * that would be used in the metadata.xml.
     * It must be a root XML Element, namespaces are allowed and so for child elements.
     */
    String value();
}