src/javax/persistence/GeneratedValue.java

@@ -60,5 +60,20 @@ import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME;
 @Retention(RUNTIME)
 
 public @interface GeneratedValue {
+    /**
+     * (Optional) The primary key generation strategy
+     * that the persistence provider must use to
+     * generate the annotated entity primary key.
+     */
+    @Deprecated
+    GenerationType strategy() default GenerationType.AUTO;
 
+    /**
+     * (Optional) The name of the primary key generator
+     * to use as specified in the {@link SequenceGenerator} 
+     * or {@link TableGenerator} annotation.
+     * <p> Defaults to the id generator supplied by persistence provider.
+     */
+    @Deprecated
+    String generator() default "";
 }

src/javax/persistence/GenerationType.java

@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+/*******************************************************************************
+ * Copyright (c) 2008 - 2013 Oracle Corporation. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
+ * terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0 and Eclipse Distribution License v. 1.0
+ * which accompanies this distribution.
+ * The Eclipse Public License is available at http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html
+ * and the Eclipse Distribution License is available at
+ * http://www.eclipse.org/org/documents/edl-v10.php.
+ *
+ * Contributors:
+ *     Linda DeMichiel - Java Persistence 2.1
+ *     Linda DeMichiel - Java Persistence 2.0
+ *
+ ******************************************************************************/
+package javax.persistence;
+
+/** 
+ * Defines the types of primary key generation strategies. 
+ *
+ * @see GeneratedValue
+ *
+ * @since Java Persistence 1.0
+ */
+public enum GenerationType { 
+
+    /**
+     * Indicates that the persistence provider must assign 
+     * primary keys for the entity using an underlying 
+     * database table to ensure uniqueness.
+     */
+    TABLE, 
+
+    /**
+     * Indicates that the persistence provider must assign 
+     * primary keys for the entity using a database sequence.
+     */
+    SEQUENCE, 
+
+    /**
+     * Indicates that the persistence provider must assign 
+     * primary keys for the entity using a database identity column.
+     */
+    IDENTITY, 
+
+    /**
+     * Indicates that the persistence provider should pick an 
+     * appropriate strategy for the particular database. The 
+     * <code>AUTO</code> generation strategy may expect a database 
+     * resource to exist, or it may attempt to create one. A vendor 
+     * may provide documentation on how to create such resources 
+     * in the event that it does not support schema generation 
+     * or cannot create the schema resource at runtime.
+     */
+    AUTO
+}