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package org.osgi.service.component.annotations;

/**
 * Configuration Policy for the {@link Component} annotation.
 * 
 * <p>
 * Controls whether component configurations must be satisfied depending on the
 * presence of a corresponding Configuration object in the OSGi Configuration
 * Admin service. A corresponding configuration is a Configuration object where
 * the PID is the name of the component.
 * 
 * @version $Id$
 */
public enum ConfigurationPolicy {
	/**
	 * Use the corresponding Configuration object if present but allow the
	 * component to be satisfied even if the corresponding Configuration object
	 * is not present.
	 */
	OPTIONAL,
	/**
	 * There must be a corresponding Configuration object for the component
	 * configuration to become satisfied.
	 */
	REQUIRE,
	/**
	 * Always allow the component configuration to be satisfied and do not use
	 * the corresponding Configuration object even if it is present.
	 */
	IGNORE;
}