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package org.atmosphere.config.service;

import java.lang.annotation.*;

/**
 * Use this annotation with the {@link org.atmosphere.config.service.ManagedService} annotation. Annotate a field which will get appropriate value when
 * the service is instantiated for given path. The syntax of the path is the following
 * /whatever/{varX}/.../whatever/.../{varY}/...
 * The @PathVariable annotation may be given a name, otherwise verbatim name of field is used
 * The number of slashes in the matched and matching paths shall be equal, otherwise the result is undefined.
 */
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
@Target(ElementType.FIELD)
@Documented
public @interface PathParam {
    /**
     * The URI template variable to bind to.
     */
    String value() default "";
}
