type-system/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/experimental/typesystem/Annotation.java

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package org.apache.sling.experimental.typesystem;

import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
import org.osgi.annotation.versioning.ProviderType;

/**
 * An {@code Annotation} allows adding various hints to a {@link Type} or {@link Property}.
 */
@ProviderType
public interface Annotation {

    /**
     * Returns the annotation's name.
     *
     * @return the annotation's name
     */
    @NotNull
    String getName();

    /**
     * Returns the annotation's value.
     *
     * @return the annotation's value
     */
    @NotNull
    String getValue();

}