src/com/google/inject/Provides.java

/**
 * Copyright (C) 2007 Google Inc.
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
 * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
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 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
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package com.google.inject;

import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.METHOD;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;

/**
 * Annotates methods of a {@link Module} to create a provider method binding. The method's return
 * type is bound to it's returned value. Guice will pass dependencies to the method as parameters.
 *
 * @author crazybob@google.com (Bob Lee)
 * @since 2.0
 */
@Documented @Target(METHOD) @Retention(RUNTIME)
public @interface Provides {}