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package javax.jws;

// $Id: HandlerChain.java 4613 2007-09-24 09:13:18Z heiko.braun@jboss.com $

import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;

/**
 * Associates the Web Service with an externally defined handler chain.  This annotation is typically used in scenarios
 * where embedding the handler configuration directly in the Java source is not appropriate; for example, where the
 * handler configuration needs to be shared across multiple Web Services, or where the handler chain consists of
 * handlers for multiple transports.
 *
 * @author thomas.diesler@jboss.org
 * @since 26-Apr-2005
 */
@Retention(value = RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
@Target(value = { ElementType.TYPE, ElementType.METHOD, ElementType.FIELD })
public @interface HandlerChain
{

   /**
    * Location of the handler chain file.  The location is a URL, which may be relative or absolute.  Relative URLs
    * are relative to the location of the service implementation bean at the time of processing.
    */
   String file();

   /**
    * Name of the handler chain in the configuration file
    */
   @Deprecated
   String name() default "";
};