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package org.apache.wicket.spring.injection.annot;

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

/**
 * Annotation used to tag a field as a placeholder for a spring bean.
 * 
 * @author Igor Vaynberg (ivaynberg)
 */
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
@Target({ ElementType.FIELD })
@Documented
public @interface SpringBean {
    /**
     * Optional attribute for specifying the name of the bean. If not specified, the bean will be
     * looked up by the type of the field with the annotation.
     * 
     * @return name attr
     */
    String name() default "";

    /**
     * Optional attribute for specifying if bean is required or not.
     * 
     * @return {@code false} if the bean is optional. Default: {@code true}.
     */
    boolean required() default true;
}