2009/05/20 - Apache Shale has been retired.

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 package org.apache.shale.tiger.managed;

 import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;

 import java.lang.annotation.Retention;

 import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;

 import java.lang.annotation.Target;

 /**

  * <p>Class-level annotation indicating that the decorated class should be

  * treated as a JavaServer Faces "managed bean" definition for the bean name

  * specified by the "name" attribute.  Managed beans defined through annotations

  * are orthogonal to those defined via the standard configuration files (although

  * this might change in the future to support an overrides mechanism).</p>

  *

  * <p><strong>ASSERTION</strong> - The annotated class has a public, zero-args

  * constructor for dynamic instantiation.</p>

  *

  * <p><strong>ASSERTION</strong> - The value specified for the <code>name</code>

  * attribute is unique across all classes visible (at runtime) in the same

  * application unit.</p>

  */

 @Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)

 @Target(ElementType.TYPE)

 public @interface Bean {

     /**

      * <p>The managed bean name used to cause managed creation of instances

      * of this class.</p>

      */

     String name();

     /**

      * <p>The scope (if any) into which newly created beans should be stored.</p>

      */

     Scope scope() default Scope.NONE;

 }