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package org.apache.openjpa.persistence;
import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.TYPE;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;
/**
* The annotated interface should be treated as a managed interface by OpenJPA.
* New instances of this type can be created by invoking
* {@link OpenJPAEntityManager#createInstance(Class)}.
* Interfaces with this annotation should also be annotated with one of the JPA
* entity annotations ({@link javax.persistence.Entity @Entity},
* {@link javax.persistence.MappedSuperclass @MappedSuperclass},
* or {@link javax.persistence.Embeddable @Embeddable}).
*
* @since 1.1.0
* @published
*/
@Target({ TYPE })
@Retention(RUNTIME)
public @interface ManagedInterface {
}