/**
 * OW2 Spec
 * Copyright (C) 2010 Bull S.A.S.
 * Contact: easybeans@ow2.org
 *
 * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
 * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
 * version 2.1 of the License, or any later version.
 *
 * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
 * Lesser General Public License for more details.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
 * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
 * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307
 * USA
 *
 * --------------------------------------------------------------------------
 * $Id: NormalScope.java 5375 2010-02-25 17:25:09Z sauthieg $
 * --------------------------------------------------------------------------
 */

package javax.enterprise.context;

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

import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.ANNOTATION_TYPE;
import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME;

/**
 * Specifies that an annotation type is a normal scope type.
 *
 * @author Guillaume Sauthier
 *
 * @since CDI 1.0
 *
 * @see javax.inject.Scope is used to declare pseudo-scopes.
 *
 */
@Target(ANNOTATION_TYPE)
@Retention(RUNTIME)
@Documented
public @interface NormalScope {
    
    /**
     * Determines whether the normal scope type is a passivating scope.
     *
     * A bean is called passivation capable if the container is able to temporarily
     * transfer the state of any idle instance to secondary storage. A passivating
     * scope requires that beans with the scope are passivation capable.
     * 
     * @return <tt>true</tt> if the scope type is a passivating scope type
     */
    boolean passivating() default false;
}