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package org.apache.felix.ipojo.annotations;

import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;

/**
 * This annotation declares a component.
 * This annotation is mandatory to declares an iPOJO component.
 * @author <a href="mailto:dev@felix.apache.org">Felix Project Team</a>
 */
@Target(ElementType.TYPE)
public @interface Component {

    /**
     * Set if the component type is public.
     * Default: true
     */
    boolean public_factory() default true;

    /**
     * Set the component type name.
     * Default : implementation class name.
     */
    String name() default "";

    /**
     * Enable / Disable the architecture exposition.
     * Default : false
     */
    boolean architecture() default false;

    /**
     * Set if the component is immediate.
     * Default : false
     */
    boolean immediate() default false;

    /**
     * Set if the component must propagate received configuration to provided services.
     * default: false
     */
    boolean propagation() default false;

    /**
     * Set the Managed Service PID.
     * default no PID (i.e. the managed service will not be exposed).
     */
    String managedservice() default "";

    /**
     * Set the factory-method, if the pojo has to be created
     * from a static method. The specified method must be a static
     * method and return a pojo object.
     * By default, iPOJO uses the 'regular' constructor.
     */
    String factory_method() default "";

    /**
     * Set the version of the component type.
     */
    String version() default "";
}