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014
015package org.apache.tapestry5.ioc.annotations;
016
017import java.lang.annotation.*;
018
019/**
020 * Marks a service as not eligible for decoration. This is useful for services that, if decorated, can cause cycle
021 * dependency errors; for example, {@link org.apache.tapestry5.ioc.services.MasterObjectProvider}, or services
022 * <em>contributed to</em> MasterObjectProvider, are good candidates for this annotation.
023 * <p/>
024 * The annotation can be applied to service implementation class or to a service builder method in a module class.
025 * <p/>
026 * The annotation may also be placed on a module class, to indicate that all services defined for the module should not
027 * allow decoration.
028 * <p/>
029 * Service decoration includes the decoration mechanism (from Tapestry 5.0) and the newer service advice mechanism (from
030 * Tapestry 5.1).
031 *
032 * @see org.apache.tapestry5.ioc.def.ServiceDef2#isPreventDecoration()
033 * @since 5.1.0.0
034 */
035@Target({ ElementType.TYPE, ElementType.METHOD })
036@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
037@Documented
038@UseWith(AnnotationUseContext.SERVICE)
039public @interface PreventServiceDecoration
040{
041}