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view annotations/src/main/java/com/redhat/thermostat/annotations/ExtensionPoint.java @ 1365:bfe135192880
Consumers should not implement a Service
Reviewed-by: neugens, vanaltj
Review-thread: http://icedtea.classpath.org/pipermail/thermostat/2013-November/008830.html
author | Omair Majid <omajid@redhat.com> |
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date | Mon, 25 Nov 2013 18:59:50 -0500 |
parents | ccac9bcabaa0 |
children | a0592d702416 |
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/* * Copyright 2012, 2013 Red Hat, Inc. * * This file is part of Thermostat. * * Thermostat is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published * by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your * option) any later version. * * Thermostat 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 * General Public License for more details. * * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License * along with Thermostat; see the file COPYING. If not see * <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. * * Linking this code with other modules is making a combined work * based on this code. Thus, the terms and conditions of the GNU * General Public License cover the whole combination. * * As a special exception, the copyright holders of this code give * you permission to link this code with independent modules to * produce an executable, regardless of the license terms of these * independent modules, and to copy and distribute the resulting * executable under terms of your choice, provided that you also * meet, for each linked independent module, the terms and conditions * of the license of that module. An independent module is a module * which is not derived from or based on this code. If you modify * this code, you may extend this exception to your version of the * library, but you are not obligated to do so. If you do not wish * to do so, delete this exception statement from your version. */ package com.redhat.thermostat.annotations; import java.lang.annotation.Documented; import java.lang.annotation.Retention; import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy; /** * Indicates a point where the functionality can be extended by a plugin. * To register the plugin, register a new instance of the class annotated by * {@link ExtensionPoint} as an OSGi service. * <p> * To register a class as an OSGi service, use * {@link BundleContext#registerService}. * <p> * This is the whiteboard pattern. * * @see Service */ @Documented @Retention(RetentionPolicy.SOURCE) public @interface ExtensionPoint { }