New @Description annotation to add description field to BeanDefinition when using annotation based configuration [SPR-10583]

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Niels Ull Harremoes opened SPR-10583 and commented

We are using bean descriptions from the xml config file to show in monitoring pages and jmx, much like the usecase described in https://jira.springsource.org/browse/SPR-4550 .

However, when using annotation- og java-based configuration (@Component or @Bean), it is not possible to set bean descriptions.

Could a @Description tag be added?

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Affects: 3.2.3, 4.0 M1

Referenced from: commits c977101

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Niels Ull Harremoes commented

@Juergen: I discussed this with you at Gr8conf 2013 in Copenhagen. You thoguht it should be relatively simple to implement.