org.mule.config.annotations
Annotation Type Service

@Target(value=TYPE)
@Retention(value=RUNTIME)
@Documented
public @interface Service

An annotation that defines a Mule service. Objects registered with this annotation will be configured as a service in Mule

Optional Element Summary

int	maxAsyncThreads If the channel that triggered a call on this object is not expecting a response, how many threads can process the inbound emessages simultaneously
String	name The name of this service
ObjectScope	scope Determines if this service will be a singleton or prototype.

name

public abstract String name

The name of this service

Returns:

the name of this service. This value is required

Default:

""

scope

public abstract ObjectScope scope

Determines if this service will be a singleton or prototype. Note this refers to the actual service object instance i.e. your annotated object. By default singleton is used so that any fields in your objects will retain thier values, making stateful services possible by default. Note that any operations on field variables will need to be thread-safe.

Returns:

true if the service is a singleton

Default:

SINGLETON

maxAsyncThreads

public abstract int maxAsyncThreads

If the channel that triggered a call on this object is not expecting a response, how many threads can process the inbound emessages simultaneously

Returns:

the number of concurrent threads to be used for async processing

Default:

8