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package org.apache.juneau.annotation;

import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.*;
import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.*;

import java.lang.annotation.*;

import org.apache.juneau.*;

/**
 * Annotation applied to {@link Context} objects to identify how they are configured.
 */
@Documented
@Target(TYPE)
@Retention(RUNTIME)
@Inherited
public @interface ConfigurableContext {

	/**
	 * Configuration property prefix groups.
	 *
	 * <p>
	 * If not specified, the class name itself is used.
	 */
	String[] prefixes() default {};

	/**
	 * Don't cache instances of this class.
	 *
	 * <p>
	 * By default, if we've encountered a property store with the same settings, we can return a cached instance
	 * of a context object.
	 */
	boolean nocache() default false;
}