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013package org.apache.juneau.annotation;
014
015import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.*;
016import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.*;
017
018import java.lang.annotation.*;
019
020import org.apache.juneau.*;
021
022/**
023 * Annotation applied to {@link Context} objects to identify how they are configured.
024 */
025@Documented
026@Target(TYPE)
027@Retention(RUNTIME)
028@Inherited
029public @interface ConfigurableContext {
030
031   /**
032    * Configuration property prefix groups.
033    *
034    * <p>
035    * If not specified, the class name itself is used.
036    */
037   String[] prefixes() default {};
038
039   /**
040    * Don't cache instances of this class.
041    *
042    * <p>
043    * By default, if we've encountered a property store with the same settings, we can return a cached instance
044    * of a context object.
045    */
046   boolean nocache() default false;
047}