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1   /*
2    * Copyright (c) MuleSoft, Inc.  All rights reserved.  http://www.mulesoft.com
3    * The software in this package is published under the terms of the CPAL v1.0
4    * license, a copy of which has been included with this distribution in the
5    * LICENSE.txt file.
6    */
7   package org.mule.config;
8   
9   import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
10  import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
11  import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
12  import java.lang.annotation.Target;
13  
14  /**
15   * Provides a means to give preference to an SPI implementation over others. Use either with
16   * or without a weight, in the latter case the higher the value, the stronger the preference.
17   */
18  @Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
19  @Target(ElementType.TYPE)
20  public @interface Preferred
21  {
22      int weight() default -1;
23  }