@Documented
@Retention(value=RUNTIME)
@Target(value=TYPE)
public static @interface AutoBeanFactory.Category

Allows non-property methods on simple bean implementations when applied. For any given method, the specified classes will be searched for a public, static method whose method signature is exactly equal to the declared method's signature, save for the addition of a new initial paramater that must accept AutoBean<T>.

 interface HasMethod {
   void doSomething(int a, double b);
 }
 

would be paired with a category implemenation such as

 class HasMethodCategory {
   public static void doSomething(AutoBean<HasMethod> bean, int a, double b) {
   }
 }
 

and registered with

 @Category(HasMethodCategory.class)
 interface MyBeanFactory extends AutoBeanFactory {
   AutoBean<HasMethod> hasMethod();
 }