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package org.xwiki.component.annotation;

import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.FIELD;
import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.METHOD;
import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME;

import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
import java.lang.annotation.Inherited;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;

/**
 * Defines a field or method that needs to be injected with a component. 
 * A hint can be specified to differentiate this implementation from another one.
 *
 * @version $Id$
 * @since 1.8.1
 */
@Documented
@Retention(RUNTIME)
@Target({ FIELD, METHOD })
@Inherited
public @interface Requirement
{
    /**
     * The hint value specifying a specific component implementation to use.
     */
    String value() default "";
    
    /**
     * The role for the component to inject. Note that the role can usually be guessed from the field
     * type or method parameter type. However for Lists or Maps we need to pass it since Java doesn't
     * allow getting it using reflection.
     */
    Class< ? > role() default Object.class;
    
    /**
     * Allows specifying a discrete list of hints to inject. If these are not specified then all implementations for
     * the specified role will be injected.  
     */
    String[] hints() default { };
}

@@ -989,63 +989,8 @@
 LD;%0A
-import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.METHOD;%0A
 impo
@@ -1445,25 +1445,13 @@
 get(
-%7B 
 FIELD
-, METHOD %7D
 )%0A@I

Allow component mappings to be done using annotations