lib/VNLib.Plugins.Extensions.Loading/src/ServiceExportAttribute.cs


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/*
* Copyright (c) 2023 Vaughn Nugent
* 
* Library: VNLib
* Package: VNLib.Plugins.Extensions.Loading
* File: ServiceExportAttribute.cs 
*
* ServiceExportAttribute.cs is part of VNLib.Plugins.Extensions.Loading which is part of the larger 
* VNLib collection of libraries and utilities.
*
* VNLib.Plugins.Extensions.Loading is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify 
* it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as 
* published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
* License, or (at your option) any later version.
*
* VNLib.Plugins.Extensions.Loading is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
* GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
*
* You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
* along with this program.  If not, see https://www.gnu.org/licenses/.
*/

using System;

namespace VNLib.Plugins.Extensions.Loading
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Declares a class as an external service provider.
    /// <para>
    /// If an assembly contains multiple classes that have the same
    /// base type as a desired type, this attribute can be declared 
    /// to indicate the type takes precedence over other types.
    /// </para>
    /// </summary>
    [AttributeUsage(AttributeTargets.Class)]
    public sealed class ServiceExportAttribute: Attribute
    {
        public ServiceExportAttribute()
        { }
    }
}