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package javax.enterprise.context;
import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.ANNOTATION_TYPE;
import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME;
import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;
/**
* Specifies that an annotation type is a normal scope type.
*
* @author Gavin King
* @author Pete Muir
*
* @see javax.inject.Scope @Scope is used to declare pseudo-scopes.
*/
@Target(ANNOTATION_TYPE)
@Retention(RUNTIME)
@Documented
public @interface NormalScope
{
/**
* Determines whether the normal scope type is a passivating scope.
*
* A bean is called passivation capable if the container is able to
* temporarily transfer the state of any idle instance to secondary
* storage. A passivating scope requires that beans with the scope are
* passivation capable.
*
* @return true if the scope type is a passivating scope type
*/
boolean passivating() default false;
}