/**
 * License Agreement.
 *
 * Rich Faces - Natural Ajax for Java Server Faces (JSF)
 *
 * Copyright (C) 2007 Exadel, Inc.
 *
 * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
 * License version 2.1 as published by the Free Software Foundation.
 *
 * This library 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
 * Lesser General Public License for more details.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
 * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
 * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301  USA
 */
package org.ajax4jsf.model;

import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;

/**
 * Marker annotation, to keep request-scope beans between requests in the view state.
 * @author asmirnov
 *
 */
@Target(ElementType.TYPE)
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
@Documented
public @interface KeepAlive {

	/**
	 * Boolean attribute indicating whether kept beans are accessible for all requests or AJAX-only.
	 *  
	 * @return
	 * @since 3.2.2
	 */
	boolean ajaxOnly() default false;
}
