org.jmolecules.ddd.annotation

Annotation Type Factory

@Retention(value=RUNTIME)
 @Target(value=TYPE)
 @Documented
public @interface Factory

Identifies a Factory. Factories encapsulate the responsibility of creating complex objects in general and Aggregates in particular. Objects returned by the factory methods are guaranteed to be in valid state.

Author:

Christian Stettler, Henning Schwentner, Stephan Pirnbaum, Martin Schimak, Oliver Drotbohm

See Also:

AggregateRoot, Domain-Driven Design Reference (Evans) - Factories