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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2013, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
+ * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+ * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
+ * accompanied this code).
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
+ * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
+ * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
+ * questions.
+ */
+package com.oracle.jvmci.options;
+
+import java.lang.annotation.*;
+
+/**
+ * Describes the attributes of an option whose {@link OptionValue value} is in a static field
+ * annotated by this annotation type.
+ *
+ * @see OptionDescriptor
+ */
+@Retention(RetentionPolicy.CLASS)
+@Target(ElementType.FIELD)
+public @interface Option {
+
+    /**
+     * Gets a help message for the option. New lines can be embedded in the message with
+     * {@code "%n"}.
+     */
+    String help();
+
+    /**
+     * The name of the option. By default, the name of the annotated field should be used.
+     */
+    String name() default "";
+
+    /**
+     * Specifies the type of the option.
+     */
+    OptionType type() default OptionType.Debug;
+}