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017package org.apache.camel;
018
019import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
020import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
021import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
022import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
023import java.lang.annotation.Target;
024
025/**
026 * Marks methods as being {@link ExchangePattern#InOnly}
027 * for one way asynchronous invocation when using
028 * <a href="http://camel.apache.org/bean-integration.html">Bean Integration</a> or
029 * <a href="http://camel.apache.org/spring-remoting.html">Spring Remoting</a>
030 * to overload the default value which is {@link ExchangePattern#InOut} for request/reply if no annotations are used.
031 *
032 * This annotation can be added to individual methods or added to a class or interface to act as a default for all methods
033 * within the class or interface.
034 *
035 * See the <a href="using-exchange-pattern-annotations.html">using exchange pattern annotations</a>
036 * for more details on how the overloading rules work.
037 *
038 * @see org.apache.camel.ExchangePattern
039 * @see org.apache.camel.Exchange#getPattern()
040 * @see InOut
041 * @see Pattern
042 *
043 * @version 
044 */
045@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
046@Documented
047@Target({ElementType.TYPE, ElementType.METHOD})
048@Pattern(ExchangePattern.InOnly)
049public @interface InOnly {
050}