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package org.jvnet.hk2.annotations;
import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.TYPE;
import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME;
import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;
/**
* An explicit list of contracts provided. Overrides any other
* contract metadata on subclasses or interfaces.
*
* There are times when a service would like to either restrict
* {@link Contract}s that it provides, or would like to add
* subclasses or interfaces that are not naturally marked
* {@link Contract} to be contracts that it provides. In that
* case it should use ContractsProvided, which allows the service
* to explicitly say the contracts that it should provide.
*
* @author jwells
*
*/
@Documented
@Retention(RUNTIME)
@Target({TYPE})
public @interface ContractsProvided {
/**
* The set of contracts that should be explicitly provided
* by this service.
*
* @return The set of contracts that should be provided
* by this service
*/
public Class[] value();
}