tapestry-core/src/main/java/org/apache/tapestry5/annotations/PageAttached.java

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package org.apache.tapestry5.annotations;

import org.apache.tapestry5.ioc.annotations.UseWith;

import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;

import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.METHOD;
import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME;
import static org.apache.tapestry5.ioc.annotations.AnnotationUseContext.*;

/**
 * Method annotation used for methods that should be invoked when the page is first attached to a request. This is
 * useful for initializations that should occur on each request that involves the page. Often, such initializations will
 * be balanced by cleanups when the page is detached.
 * <p/>
 * PageAttached methods should take no parameters and return void. They must either have this annotation, or be named
 * "pageAttached".
 * <p/>
 * To be clear: methods with this annotation (or name) are still invoked even in Tapestry 5.2, which does away with
 * the page pool.
 *
 * @see PageDetached
 * @deprecated In Tapestry 5.3, with no replacement (attach logic no longer meaningful now that pages are singletons).
 */
@Target(METHOD)
@Retention(RUNTIME)
@Documented
@UseWith({COMPONENT, MIXIN, PAGE})
public @interface PageAttached
{

}