content: /*
   * Copyright (C) 2020 ActiveJ LLC.
   *
   * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
   * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
   * You may obtain a copy of the License at
   *
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  package io.activej.inject.annotation;
  
  import io.activej.inject.Injector;
  
  import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
  import java.lang.annotation.Target;
  
  import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.*;
  import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME;
  
  /**
   * A binding marked as eager would be called for an instance of its object immediately upon injector creation.
   * Next calls if {@link Injector#getInstance getInstance} would only retrieve the cached instance.
   * <p>
   * Bindings cannot be both eager and {@link Transient transient} at the same time.
   */
  @Target({FIELD, PARAMETER, METHOD})
  @Retention(RUNTIME)
  public @interface Eager {
  }
  