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 */

package org.glassfish.jersey.internal.util;

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

/**
 * Marker annotation for property classes.
 *
 * All static {@code String} fields in a class annotated by this annotation are considered to represent
 * property names recognized by Jersey runtime or one of the Jersey extension modules.
 * <p>
 * Putting this annotation on a class has the same effect as putting the {@link org.glassfish.jersey.internal.util.Property}
 * annotation on each individual static {@code String} field in the class.
 * </p>
 * <p>
 * Jersey code should not contain overlapping nor duplicate property names. This is checked in a dedicated
 * (@code org.glassfish.jersey.tests.integration.propertycheck.PropertyOverlappingCheckTest) unit test.
 * </p>
 *
 * @author Marek Potociar
 * @see org.glassfish.jersey.internal.util.Property
 * @see org.glassfish.jersey.internal.util.PropertyAlias
 */
@Target(ElementType.TYPE)
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
public @interface PropertiesClass {
}