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package org.springframework.context.annotation;

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;

import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.ConfigurableBeanFactory;
import org.springframework.core.annotation.AliasFor;

/**
 * When used as a type-level annotation in conjunction with
 * {@link org.springframework.stereotype.Component @Component},
 * {@code @Scope} indicates the name of a scope to use for instances of
 * the annotated type.
 *
 * <p>When used as a method-level annotation in conjunction with
 * {@link Bean @Bean}, {@code @Scope} indicates the name of a scope to use
 * for the instance returned from the method.
 *
 * <p>In this context, <em>scope</em> means the lifecycle of an instance,
 * such as {@code singleton}, {@code prototype}, and so forth. Scopes
 * provided out of the box in Spring may be referred to using the
 * {@code SCOPE_*} constants available in the {@link ConfigurableBeanFactory}
 * and {@code WebApplicationContext} interfaces.
 *
 * <p>To register additional custom scopes, see
 * {@link org.springframework.beans.factory.config.CustomScopeConfigurer
 * CustomScopeConfigurer}.
 *
 * @author Mark Fisher
 * @author Chris Beams
 * @author Sam Brannen
 * @since 2.5
 * @see org.springframework.stereotype.Component
 * @see org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean
 */
@Target({ElementType.TYPE, ElementType.METHOD})
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
@Documented
public @interface Scope {

	/**
	 * Alias for {@link #name}.
	 * @see #name
	 */
	@AliasFor(attribute = "name")
	String value() default "";

	/**
	 * Specifies the name of the scope to use for the annotated component/bean.
	 * <p>Defaults to an empty string ({@code ""}) which implies
	 * {@link ConfigurableBeanFactory#SCOPE_SINGLETON SCOPE_SINGLETON}.
	 * @since 4.2
	 * @see ConfigurableBeanFactory#SCOPE_PROTOTYPE
	 * @see ConfigurableBeanFactory#SCOPE_SINGLETON
	 * @see org.springframework.web.context.WebApplicationContext#SCOPE_REQUEST
	 * @see org.springframework.web.context.WebApplicationContext#SCOPE_SESSION
	 * @see #value
	 */
	@AliasFor(attribute = "value")
	String name() default "";

	/**
	 * Specifies whether a component should be configured as a scoped proxy
	 * and if so, whether the proxy should be interface-based or subclass-based.
	 * <p>Defaults to {@link ScopedProxyMode#DEFAULT}, which typically indicates
	 * that no scoped proxy should be created unless a different default
	 * has been configured at the component-scan instruction level.
	 * <p>Analogous to {@code <aop:scoped-proxy/>} support in Spring XML.
	 * @see ScopedProxyMode
	 */
	ScopedProxyMode proxyMode() default ScopedProxyMode.DEFAULT;

}
