net.peachjean.commons.base.service

Annotation Type Service

@Retention(value=RUNTIME)
@Target(value=TYPE)
@Inherited
public @interface Service

When a class (serviceType) is annotated as a service, the compiler will generate a class ${serviceType}Factory. Service implementations are discovered in the ServiceLoader standard manner}.
This class will have a static method instantiate(String implementation) that returns an implementation. If the serviceType has constructor arguments specified, then the signature of the static method will have the required constructor arguments added after the implementation.
This class will also have a static method create(String implementation) which returns an instance of ${serviceType}Factory. The factory class itself will have a method create() that returns an implementation. Like the static create method, the signature will be augmented if required constructor arguments are specified. The implementation parameter to the create methods is either the name (ServiceName) of an implementation or a fully qualified class name. ExampleService and ExampleServiceFactory for examples of a service with a constructor signature, and the generated factory.