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 *
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 * terms of the Eclipse Public License v. 2.0 which is available at
 * http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-2.0,
 * or the Eclipse Distribution License v. 1.0 which is available at
 * http://www.eclipse.org/org/documents/edl-v10.php.
 *
 * SPDX-License-Identifier: EPL-2.0 OR BSD-3-Clause
 */

// Contributors:
//     Oracle - initial API and implementation
//
package org.eclipse.persistence.jpa.tests.jpql.tools.model;

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;

/**
 * This annotation is used to inject a concrete instance of {@link org.eclipse.persistence.jpa.jpql.
 * model.IJPQLQueryBuilder IJPQLQueryBuilder} into the unit-test before it is run. It allows using
 * multiple instances and the unit-tests are run with each of them separately.
 * <ul>
 * <li>Method in a test suite: Request the concrete instances that will be injected into the
 * unit-tests before they are run.</li>
 * <li>Field in a unit-test: Defines the variable for which the value will be injected before the
 * test is run.</li>
 * </ul>
 *
 * @version 2.4
 * @since 2.4
 * @author Pascal Filion
 */
@Documented
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
@Target({ElementType.METHOD, ElementType.FIELD})
public @interface IJPQLQueryBuilderTestHelper {
}