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package org.apache.juneau.remote;

import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.*;
import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.*;

import java.lang.annotation.*;

/**
 * Identifies a remote proxy REST interface.
 *
 * <ul class='seealso'>
 * 	<li class='link'>{@doc juneau-rest-server.restRPC}
 * </ul>
 */
@Documented
@Target({TYPE})
@Retention(RUNTIME)
@Inherited
public @interface RemoteInterface {

	/**
	 * REST service path.
	 *
	 * <p>
	 * The possible values are:
	 * <ul class='spaced-list'>
	 * 	<li>An absolute URL.
	 * 	<li>A relative URL interpreted as relative to the root URL defined on the <c>RestClient</c>
	 * 	<li>No path interpreted as the class name (e.g. <js>"http://localhost/root-url/org.foo.MyInterface"</js>)
	 * </ul>
	 */
	String path() default "";
}