core/api/src/main/java/org/qi4j/api/injection/scope/Invocation.java

/*
 * Copyright (c) 2007, Rickard Öberg. All Rights Reserved.
 * Copyright (c) 2007, Niclas Hedhman. All Rights Reserved.
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package org.qi4j.api.injection.scope;

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;
import org.qi4j.api.injection.InjectionScope;

/**
 * Annotation to denote the injection of a
 * invocation specific resource.
 * These include:
 * <pre><code>
 *  - The Method being invoked.
 *
 *  - An AnnotationElement with annotations
 *    from both mixin type, mixin
 *    implementation.
 *
 *  - An Annotation of a specific type
 * </code></pre>
 * Examples:
 * <pre><code>
 * &#64;Invocation Method theInvokedMethod
 * &#64;Invocation AnnotationElement annotations
 * &#64;Invocation Matches matchesAnnotation
 * </code></pre>
 */
@Retention( RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME )
@Target( { ElementType.FIELD, ElementType.PARAMETER } )
@Documented
@InjectionScope
public @interface Invocation
{
}