1 /* 2 * $Id: Preferred.java 20925 2011-01-06 19:53:34Z pablo.kraan $ 3 * -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 * Copyright (c) MuleSoft, Inc. All rights reserved. http://www.mulesoft.com 5 * 6 * The software in this package is published under the terms of the CPAL v1.0 7 * license, a copy of which has been included with this distribution in the 8 * LICENSE.txt file. 9 */ 10 11 package org.mule.config; 12 13 import java.lang.annotation.ElementType; 14 import java.lang.annotation.Retention; 15 import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy; 16 import java.lang.annotation.Target; 17 18 /** 19 * Provides a means to give preference to an SPI implementation over others. Use either with 20 * or without a weight, in the latter case the higher the value, the stronger the preference. 21 */ 22 @Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME) 23 @Target(ElementType.TYPE) 24 public @interface Preferred 25 { 26 int weight() default -1; 27 }