[.desktop] What does `X-Plasma-API=declarativeappletscript` actually entail?

https://techbase.kde.org/Development/Tutorials/Plasma2/QML2/API

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What Is a Declarative Plasmoid?

To denote that this Plasmoid is a Declarative widget, ensure that in the metadata.desktop file there is this line:

X-Plasma-API=declarativeappletscript

What follows is a description of the Plasma declarative classes instantiable from QML.

but what does this actually mean for me, the developer of a Plasmoid? I’m rather new to QML.