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/*
 * Copyright © 2013-2024, The SeedStack authors 
 *
 * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
 * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
 * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
 */
package org.seedstack.business.domain;

import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;

/**
 * Marks a type as a domain factory. This is the minimal element to apply on a class to make the
 * business framework recognize it as a domain factory.
 *
 *  For better semantics it is recommended to use the {@link Factory} interface which is already
 * annotated with {@link DomainFactory}. 
 *
 * @see Factory
 */
@Documented
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
@Target({ElementType.TYPE, ElementType.ANNOTATION_TYPE})
public @interface DomainFactory {

}