001    /**
002     *   GRANITE DATA SERVICES
003     *   Copyright (C) 2006-2013 GRANITE DATA SERVICES S.A.S.
004     *
005     *   This file is part of the Granite Data Services Platform.
006     *
007     *   Granite Data Services is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
008     *   modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
009     *   License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
010     *   version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
011     *
012     *   Granite Data Services is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
013     *   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
014     *   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser
015     *   General Public License for more details.
016     *
017     *   You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
018     *   License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
019     *   Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301,
020     *   USA, or see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
021     */
022    package org.granite.messaging.amf.io.util.externalizer.annotation;
023    
024    import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
025    import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
026    import java.lang.annotation.Inherited;
027    import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
028    import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
029    import java.lang.annotation.Target;
030    
031    import org.granite.messaging.amf.io.util.externalizer.Externalizer;
032    
033    /**
034     * @author Franck WOLFF
035     */
036    @Documented
037    @Inherited
038    @Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
039    @Target({ElementType.TYPE})
040    public @interface ExternalizedBean {
041    
042        /**
043         * Set the {@link Externalizer} class to be used when externalizing the bean annotated by this
044         * annotation.
045         *
046         * @return the {@link Externalizer} class to be used.
047         */
048        Class<? extends Externalizer> type();
049    }