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package org.springframework.stereotype;

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;

/**
 * Indicates that an annotated class is a "Service", originally defined by Domain-Driven
 * Design (Evans, 2003) as "an operation offered as an interface that stands alone in the
 * model, with no encapsulated state."
 *
 * <p>May also indicate that a class is a "Business Service Facade" (in the Core J2EE
 * patterns sense), or something similar. This annotation is a general-purpose stereotype
 * and individual teams may narrow their semantics and use as appropriate.
 *
 * <p>This annotation serves as a specialization of {@link Component @Component},
 * allowing for implementation classes to be autodetected through classpath scanning.
 *
 * @author Juergen Hoeller
 * @since 2.5
 * @see Component
 * @see Repository
 */
@Target({ElementType.TYPE})
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
@Documented
@Component
public @interface Service {

	/**
	 * The value may indicate a suggestion for a logical component name,
	 * to be turned into a Spring bean in case of an autodetected component.
	 * @return the suggested component name, if any
	 */
	String value() default "";

}
