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 * Copyright (c) 2012 RedEngine Ltd, http://www.redengine.co.nz. All rights reserved.
 *
 * This program is licensed to you under the Apache License Version 2.0,
 * and you may not use this file except in compliance with the Apache License Version 2.0.
 * You may obtain a copy of the Apache License Version 2.0 at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.
 *
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package net.stickycode.stereotype;

import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
import java.lang.annotation.Inherited;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;

/**
 * This annotation stereotypes a class as being part of a domain and invariably being stateful and relating to the proessing
 * of a request. It will be scoped to a thread by the container. 
 *
 * <h3>Example</h3>
 * In this example SomeComponent will be instantiated in any classpath scanned from net.stickycode.example.component or above.
 * <pre>
 * package net.stickycode.example.component;
 *
 * &#064;StickyDomain
 * public class SomeDomain {
 * }
 * </pre>
 */
@Target(ElementType.TYPE)
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
@Inherited
@Documented
public @interface StickyDomain {

}

Add a domain annotation for stereotyping stateful beans that have a lifecycle related to requests
Add a domain annotation for stereotyping stateful beans that have a lifecycle related to requests