com.google.auto.service

Annotation Type AutoService

@Documented
 @Retention(value=SOURCE)
 @Target(value=TYPE)
public @interface AutoService

An annotation for service providers as described in ServiceLoader. The AutoServiceProcessor generates the configuration files which allows service providers to be loaded with ServiceLoader.load(Class).

Service providers assert that they conform to the service provider specification. Specifically, they must:

• be a non-inner, non-anonymous, concrete class
• have a publicly accessible no-arg constructor
• implement the interface type returned by value()

Required Element Summary

Required Elements

Modifier and Type	Required Element and Description
java.lang.Class<?>[]	value Returns the interfaces implemented by this service provider.

Element Detail

value

public abstract java.lang.Class<?>[] value

Returns the interfaces implemented by this service provider.