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package org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure;

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

import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.ConditionalOnClass;
import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.ConditionalOnMissingBean;
import org.springframework.boot.context.annotation.ImportCandidates;
import org.springframework.context.annotation.AnnotationBeanNameGenerator;
import org.springframework.context.annotation.AnnotationConfigApplicationContext;
import org.springframework.context.annotation.Conditional;
import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
import org.springframework.core.annotation.AliasFor;

/**
 * Indicates that a class provides configuration that can be automatically applied by
 * Spring Boot. Auto-configuration classes are regular
 * {@link Configuration @Configuration} with the exception that
 * {@link Configuration#proxyBeanMethods() proxyBeanMethods} is always {@code false}. They
 * are located using {@link ImportCandidates}.
 * <p>
 * Generally, auto-configuration classes are top-level classes that are marked as
 * {@link Conditional @Conditional} (most often using
 * {@link ConditionalOnClass @ConditionalOnClass} and
 * {@link ConditionalOnMissingBean @ConditionalOnMissingBean} annotations).
 *
 * @author Moritz Halbritter
 * @see EnableAutoConfiguration
 * @see AutoConfigureBefore
 * @see AutoConfigureAfter
 * @see Conditional
 * @see ConditionalOnClass
 * @see ConditionalOnMissingBean
 * @since 2.7.0
 */
@Target(ElementType.TYPE)
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
@Documented
@Configuration(proxyBeanMethods = false)
@AutoConfigureBefore
@AutoConfigureAfter
public @interface AutoConfiguration {

	/**
	 * Explicitly specify the name of the Spring bean definition associated with the
	 * {@code @AutoConfiguration} class. If left unspecified (the common case), a bean
	 * name will be automatically generated.
	 * <p>
	 * The custom name applies only if the {@code @AutoConfiguration} class is picked up
	 * through component scanning or supplied directly to an
	 * {@link AnnotationConfigApplicationContext}. If the {@code @AutoConfiguration} class
	 * is registered as a traditional XML bean definition, the name/id of the bean element
	 * will take precedence.
	 * @return the explicit component name, if any (or empty String otherwise)
	 * @see AnnotationBeanNameGenerator
	 */
	@AliasFor(annotation = Configuration.class)
	String value() default "";

	/**
	 * The auto-configuration classes that should have not yet been applied.
	 * @return the classes
	 */
	@AliasFor(annotation = AutoConfigureBefore.class, attribute = "value")
	Class<?>[] before() default {};

	/**
	 * The names of the auto-configuration classes that should have not yet been applied.
	 * In the unusual case that an auto-configuration class is not a top-level class, its
	 * name should use {@code $} to separate it from its containing class, for example
	 * {@code com.example.Outer$NestedAutoConfiguration}.
	 * @return the class names
	 */
	@AliasFor(annotation = AutoConfigureBefore.class, attribute = "name")
	String[] beforeName() default {};

	/**
	 * The auto-configuration classes that should have already been applied.
	 * @return the classes
	 */
	@AliasFor(annotation = AutoConfigureAfter.class, attribute = "value")
	Class<?>[] after() default {};

	/**
	 * The names of the auto-configuration classes that should have already been applied.
	 * In the unusual case that an auto-configuration class is not a top-level class, its
	 * class name should use {@code $} to separate it from its containing class, for
	 * example {@code com.example.Outer$NestedAutoConfiguration}.
	 * @return the class names
	 */
	@AliasFor(annotation = AutoConfigureAfter.class, attribute = "name")
	String[] afterName() default {};

}
