001    package org.apache.commons.digester3.annotations;
002    
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021    
022    import java.lang.annotation.Annotation;
023    import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
024    import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
025    import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
026    import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
027    import java.lang.annotation.Target;
028    import java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedElement;
029    
030    import org.apache.commons.digester3.Rule;
031    
032    /**
033     * Meta-annotation that marks an annotation as part of commons-digester.
034     * 
035     * @since 2.1
036     */
037    @Documented
038    @Target( ElementType.ANNOTATION_TYPE )
039    @Retention( RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME )
040    public @interface DigesterRule
041    {
042    
043        /**
044         * The reflected commons-digester rule.
045         */
046        Class<? extends Rule> reflectsRule();
047    
048        /**
049         * The handler that takes care on converting this annotation in the related
050         * {@link AnnotationHandler} and adds it to the {@link FromAnnotationsRuleModule}
051         */
052        Class<? extends AnnotationHandler<? extends Annotation, ? extends AnnotatedElement>> handledBy();
053    
054    }