1 /* 2 * Copyright 2002-2006 the original author or authors. 3 * 4 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); 5 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. 6 * You may obtain a copy of the License at 7 * 8 * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 9 * 10 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software 11 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, 12 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. 13 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and 14 * limitations under the License. 15 */ 16 17 package org.springframework.stereotype; 18 19 import java.lang.annotation.Documented; 20 import java.lang.annotation.ElementType; 21 import java.lang.annotation.Inherited; 22 import java.lang.annotation.Retention; 23 import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy; 24 import java.lang.annotation.Target; 25 26 /** 27 * Indicates that an annotated class is a "Repository" (or "DAO"). 28 * 29 * <p>A class thus annotated is eligible for Spring 30 * {@link org.springframework.dao.DataAccessException} translation. The 31 * annotated class is also clarified as to its role in the overall 32 * application architecture for the purpose of tools, aspects, etc. 33 * 34 * @author Rod Johnson 35 * @since 2.0 36 */ 37 @Target({ElementType.TYPE}) 38 @Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME) 39 @Inherited 40 @Documented 41 public @interface Repository { 42 43 } 44