+//
+// ========================================================================
+// Copyright (c) 1995-2014 Mort Bay Consulting Pty. Ltd.
+// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials
+// are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0
+// and Apache License v2.0 which accompanies this distribution.
+//
+// The Eclipse Public License is available at
+// http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html
+//
+// The Apache License v2.0 is available at
+// http://www.opensource.org/licenses/apache2.0.php
+//
+// You may elect to redistribute this code under either of these licenses.
+// ========================================================================
+//
+
+package org.eclipse.jetty.util.annotation;
+
+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;
+
+/**
+ * The @ManagedAttribute annotation is used to indicate that a given method
+ * exposes a JMX attribute. This annotation is placed always on the reader
+ * method of a given attribute. Unless it is marked as read-only in the
+ * configuration of the annotation a corresponding setter is looked for
+ * following normal naming conventions. For example if this annotation is
+ * on a method called getFoo() then a method called setFoo() would be looked
+ * for and if found wired automatically into the jmx attribute.
+ *
+ */
+@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
+@Documented
+@Target( { ElementType.METHOD } )
+public @interface ManagedAttribute
+{
+ /**
+ * Description of the Managed Attribute
+ *
+ * @returngit checkout
+ */
+ String value() default "Not Specified";
+
+ /**
+ * name to use for the attribute
+ *
+ * @return the name of the attribute
+ */
+ String name() default "";
+
+ /**
+ * Is the managed field read-only?
+ *
+ * Required only when a setter exists but should not be exposed via JMX
+ *
+ * @return true if readonly
+ */
+ boolean readonly() default false;
+
+ /**
+ * Does the managed field exist on a proxy object?
+ *
+ *
+ * @return true if a proxy object is involved
+ */
+ boolean proxied() default false;
+
+
+ /**
+ * If is a field references a setter that doesn't conform to standards for discovery
+ * it can be set here.
+ *
+ * @return the full name of the setter in question
+ */
+ String setter() default "";
+
+}