Package com.google.auto.service

Annotation Type AutoService

  • @Documented
@Retention(SOURCE)
@Target(TYPE)
public @interface AutoService
    An annotation for service providers as described in ServiceLoader. The AutoServiceProcessor generates the configuration files which allows service providers to be loaded with ServiceLoader.load(Class).

    Service providers assert that they conform to the service provider specification. Specifically, they must:

    • be a non-inner, non-anonymous, concrete class
    • have a publicly accessible no-arg constructor
    • implement the interface type returned by value()

    • Required Element Summary

      Required Elements 
      Modifier and Type Required Element Description
      Class<?>[] value
      Returns the interfaces implemented by this service provider.

    • Element Detail

      • value

        Class<?>[] value
        Returns the interfaces implemented by this service provider.