scr-annotations/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/scr/annotations/ReferencePolicy.java

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package org.apache.felix.scr.annotations;

/**
 * Options for {@link Reference#policy()} property.
 */
public enum ReferencePolicy {

    /**
     * The component will be deactivated and re-activated if the service comes
     * and/or goes away.
     */
    STATIC,

    /**
     * The service will be made available to the component as it comes and goes.
     */
    DYNAMIC;

    /**
     * @return String representation of policy
     */
    public String getPolicyString() {
        return this.name().toLowerCase();
    }

}