cdi-osgi-api/src/main/java/org/osgi/service/cdi/annotations/Service.java

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package org.osgi.service.cdi.annotations;

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;

/**
 * The @Service annotation exposes a bean as an OSGi service.
 */
@Target(value = ElementType.TYPE)
@Retention(value = RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
@Documented
public @interface Service {

	/**
	 * The types under which to register the bean as a service.
	 *
	 * <p>
	 * If not specified, the service types for this bean are all the
	 * <i>directly</i> implemented interfaces of the class being annotated.
	 *
	 * <p>
	 * If the CDI bean does not <i>directly</i> implement any interfaces the
	 * bean class is used.
	 */
	Class<?>[] type() default {};

	/**
	 * Properties for the service.
	 *
	 * <p>
	 * Each property is specified as an instance of {@link ServiceProperty}.
	 */
	ServiceProperty[] properties() default {};

}