content: package act.annotations;
  
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  import java.lang.annotation.*;
  
  /**
   * Specifies the sort order for an annotated component
   *
   * When sorting a list of element with (potentially) the
   * `@Order` annotation, the one without the
   * annotation is put in the head of the list, followed
   * by the one with less order weight value and then
   * followed by the one with greater order weight value
   *
   * @see Sorted
   */
  @Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
  @Target({ElementType.TYPE, ElementType.METHOD})
  public @interface Order {
  
      int HIGHEST_PRECEDENCE = Integer.MIN_VALUE;
      int LOWEST_PRECEDENCE = Integer.MAX_VALUE;
  
      /**
       * Specify the order weight.
       */
      int value();
  
  }
  