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package io.micronaut.context.annotation;

import jakarta.inject.Singleton;

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

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

/**
 * <p>This annotation allows driving the production of {@link Bean} definitions from presence of other bean definitions.
 * Typically used in conjunction with {@link EachProperty}</p>
 *
 * <p>For example:</p>
 * <pre><code>
 *  {@literal @}EachProperty("foo.bar")
 *   public class ExampleConfiguration {
 *   }
 * </code></pre>
 *
 * <p>In the above example a new {@code ExampleConfiguration} bean will be created for each item under the
 * {@code foo.bar} key in application configuration</p>
 *
 * <p>One can then drive the configuration of other beans with the same annotation:</p>
 * <pre><code>
 *  {@literal @}EachBean(ExampleConfiguration)
 *  {@literal @}Singleton
 *   public class ExampleBean {
 *      ExampleBean(ExampleConfiguration config) {
 *          ...
 *      }
 *   }
 * </code></pre>
 *
 * {@link EachBean} requires that the parent bean has a {@link jakarta.inject.Named} qualifier, since the qualifier is inherited by each bean created by {@link EachBean}.
 *
 * @author Graeme Rocher
 * @see EachProperty
 * @see ConfigurationProperties
 * @since 1.0
 */
@Documented
@Retention(RUNTIME)
@Target({ElementType.METHOD, ElementType.TYPE})
@Singleton
public @interface EachBean {

    /**
     * @return The bean type that this bean is driven by
     */
    Class<?> value();
}
