## Package org.springframework.stereotype

Annotations denoting the roles of types or methods in the overall architecture (at a conceptual, rather than implementation, level).

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Description

Annotation Types Summary
Component: Indicates that an annotated class is a "component".
Controller: Indicates that an annotated class is a "Controller" (e.g.
Repository: Indicates that an annotated class is a "Repository", originally defined by Domain-Driven Design (Evans, 2003) as "a mechanism for encapsulating storage, retrieval, and search behavior which emulates a collection of objects".
Service: Indicates that an annotated class is a "Service", originally defined by Domain-Driven Design (Evans, 2003) as "an operation offered as an interface that stands alone in the model, with no encapsulated state."

## Package org.springframework.stereotype Description

Annotations denoting the roles of types or methods in the overall architecture (at a conceptual, rather than implementation, level).

Intended for use by tools and aspects (making an ideal target for pointcuts).