Use name instead of annotation to indicate before/after callback

api/proguard-rules.pro

@@ -1 +1,5 @@
 -keep class io.github.libxposed.** { *; }
+-keepclassmembers,allowoptimization class ** implements io.github.libxposed.api.XposedInterface$Hooker {
+    public *** before(***);
+    public *** after(***);
+}

api/src/main/java/io/github/libxposed/api/XposedInterface.java

@@ -15,9 +15,6 @@ import java.lang.reflect.Member;
 import java.lang.reflect.Method;
 import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
 
-import io.github.libxposed.api.annotations.AfterInvocation;
-import io.github.libxposed.api.annotations.BeforeInvocation;
-import io.github.libxposed.api.annotations.XposedHooker;
 import io.github.libxposed.api.errors.HookFailedError;
 import io.github.libxposed.api.utils.DexParser;
 
@@ -166,9 +163,8 @@ public interface XposedInterface {
      * like the old API.
      *
      * <p>
-     * Classes implementing this interface should be annotated with {@link XposedHooker} and should provide
+     * Classes implementing this interface should should provide two public static methods named
-     * two public static methods that are annotated with {@link BeforeInvocation} and {@link AfterInvocation},
+     * before and after for before invocation and after invocation respectively.
-     * respectively.
      * </p>
      *
      * <p>
@@ -187,30 +183,24 @@ public interface XposedInterface {
      * <p>Example usage:</p>
      *
      * <pre>{@code
-     *   @XposedHooker
      *   public class ExampleHooker implements Hooker {
      *
-     *       @BeforeInvocation
      *       public static void before(@NonNull BeforeHookCallback callback) {
      *           // Pre-hooking logic goes here
      *       }
      *
-     *       @AfterInvocation
      *       public static void after(@NonNull AfterHookCallback callback) {
      *           // Post-hooking logic goes here
      *       }
      *   }
      *
-     *   @XposedHooker
      *   public class ExampleHookerWithContext implements Hooker {
      *
-     *       @BeforeInvocation
      *       public static MyContext before(@NonNull BeforeHookCallback callback) {
      *           // Pre-hooking logic goes here
      *           return new MyContext();
      *       }
      *
-     *       @AfterInvocation
      *       public static void after(@NonNull AfterHookCallback callback, MyContext context) {
      *           // Post-hooking logic goes here
      *       }

api/src/main/java/io/github/libxposed/api/annotations/AfterInvocation.java

@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-package io.github.libxposed.api.annotations;
-
-import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
-import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
-import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
-import java.lang.annotation.Target;
-
-@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
-@Target(ElementType.METHOD)
-public @interface AfterInvocation {
-}

api/src/main/java/io/github/libxposed/api/annotations/BeforeInvocation.java

@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-package io.github.libxposed.api.annotations;
-
-import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
-import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
-import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
-import java.lang.annotation.Target;
-
-@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
-@Target(ElementType.METHOD)
-public @interface BeforeInvocation {
-}

api/src/main/java/io/github/libxposed/api/annotations/XposedHooker.java

@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-package io.github.libxposed.api.annotations;
-
-import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
-import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
-import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
-import java.lang.annotation.Target;
-
-@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
-@Target({ElementType.TYPE, ElementType.TYPE_USE})
-public @interface XposedHooker {
-}