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+/*
+ * Copyright(C) OASIS(R) 2005,2009. All Rights Reserved.
+ * OASIS trademark, IPR and other policies apply.
+ */
+package org.oasisopen.sca.annotation;
+
+import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.TYPE;
+import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME;
+
+import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
+import java.lang.annotation.Target;
+
+/**
+ * Annotation used to indicate a scoped service.
+ * <p/>
+ * The spec refers to but does not describe an eager() attribute; this is an error in the draft.
+ *
+ * @version $Rev$ $Date$
+ */
+@Target(TYPE)
+@Retention(RUNTIME)
+public @interface Scope {
+    /**
+     * The name of the scope. Values currently defined by the specification are:
+     * <ul>
+     * <li>STATELESS (default)</li>
+     * <li>COMPOSITE</li>
+     * </ul>
+     *
+     * @return the name of the scope
+     */
+    String value() default "STATELESS";
+}