/**

  * - Digitalis Internal Framework v2.0 - (C) 2007, Digitalis Informatica. Distribuicao e Gestao de Informatica, Lda.

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  */

 package pt.digitalis.dif.dem.annotations.entities;

 import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;

 import java.lang.annotation.Retention;

 import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;

 import java.lang.annotation.Target;

 import pt.digitalis.dif.dem.annotations.AnnotationTags;

 import pt.digitalis.dif.dem.annotations.metaannotations.Primary;

 /**

  * This annotations defines a Stage class. A Stage belongs at most to a service.

  *

  * @author Rodrigo Gonçalves <a href="mailto:rgoncalves@digitalis.pt">rgoncalves@digitalis.pt</a>

  * @created 2007/05/10

  */

 @Target(ElementType.TYPE)

 @Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)

 @Primary

 public @interface StageDefinition {

     /** The Stage id. The default value is the class name lower-case version. */

     String id() default AnnotationTags.GENERATE_ID;

     /** The Stage name. Mandatory field!! */

     String name();

     /** The service to which this Stage belongs. Mandatory field!! */

     String service();

     /** If the current stage should override an existing one with the given id */

     String overrideDefault() default AnnotationTags.NONE;

     /** The ID of channel to which the Stage is associated. */

     String channel() default AnnotationTags.DEFAULT_CHANNEL;

 }