metadata.xml

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<annotations version="1.0">
	<metadata name="Inject" description="Dependency injection">
		<context name="variable"/>
		<context name="setter"/>
		<context name="method"/>
		<context name="class"/>
		<attribute name="name" type="String" required="false"
			description="Name for a named injection, can be used multiple times for naming individual method arguments"/>
		<attribute name="optional" type="Boolean" required="false"
			description="Flag indicating that the annotated injection is optional. If not set, a missing dependency will cause an exception"/>
	</metadata>
	<metadata name="PostConstruct"
		description="Swiftsuspenders flag to automatically call this method after object construction (after injected properties are available)">
		<context name="method"/>
		<attribute name="order" type="int" required="false"
			description="Flag indicating at which point in the total order of PostConstruct-annotated methods this method should be called. Order is independent of inheritance"/>
		<attribute name="name" type="String" required="false"
           description="Name for a named injection, can be used multiple times for naming individual method arguments"/>
	</metadata>
	<metadata name="PreDestroy"
		description="Swiftsuspenders flag to automatically call this method before object destruction (before the instance is removed from the Injector's lookup maps and thus not available to it anymore)">
		<context name="method"/>
		<attribute name="order" type="int" required="false"
			description="Flag indicating at which point in the total order of PostConstruct-annotated methods this method should be called. Order is independent of inheritance"/>
		<attribute name="name" type="String" required="false"
           description="Name for a named injection, can be used multiple times for naming individual method arguments"/>
	</metadata>
</annotations>