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013package org.apache.juneau.remote;
014
015import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.*;
016import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.*;
017
018import java.lang.annotation.*;
019
020/**
021 * Identifies a remote proxy REST interface.
022 *
023 * <ul class='seealso'>
024 *    <li class='link'>{@doc juneau-rest-server.restRPC}
025 * </ul>
026 */
027@Documented
028@Target({TYPE})
029@Retention(RUNTIME)
030@Inherited
031public @interface RemoteInterface {
032
033   /**
034    * REST service path.
035    *
036    * <p>
037    * The possible values are:
038    * <ul class='spaced-list'>
039    *    <li>An absolute URL.
040    *    <li>A relative URL interpreted as relative to the root URL defined on the <c>RestClient</c>
041    *    <li>No path interpreted as the class name (e.g. <js>"http://localhost/root-url/org.foo.MyInterface"</js>)
042    * </ul>
043    */
044   String path() default "";
045}