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+// Copyright 2017 Yahoo Holdings. Licensed under the terms of the Apache 2.0 license. See LICENSE in the project root.
+package com.yahoo.component.chain.dependencies;
+
+import java.lang.annotation.*;
+
+/**
+ * Mark this component as providing some named functionality.
+ * Other components can then mark themselves as "before" and "after" the string provided here,
+ * to impose constraints on ordering.
+ *
+ * @author Tony Vaagenes
+ */
+@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
+@Target(ElementType.TYPE)
+@Inherited
+public @interface Provides {
+
+    String[] value() default {};
+
+}