api/src/main/java/jakarta/json/bind/spi/package-info.java

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/**
 * Service Provider Interface (SPI) to plug in implementations of JSON
 * Binding API {@link jakarta.json.bind.JsonbBuilder JsonbBuilder} objects.
 *
 * <p> {@link jakarta.json.bind.spi.JsonbProvider JsonbProvider} is an abstract class
 * that provides a service for creating JSON Binding builder implementation instances.
 * A <i>service provider</i> for {@link jakarta.json.bind.spi.JsonbProvider JsonbProvider} provides an
 * specific implementation by subclassing and implementing the
 * {@link jakarta.json.bind.JsonbBuilder JsonbBuilder} creation
 * method(s) in {@link jakarta.json.bind.spi.JsonbProvider JsonbProvider}.
 *
 * <p>The API locates and loads providers using {@link java.util.ServiceLoader ServiceLoader}.
 *
 * @since JSON Binding 1.0
 */
package jakarta.json.bind.spi;