ScoreboardLifespan.java

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package com.jcwhatever.nucleus.managed.scoreboards;

/**
 * Described the use of the scoreboard so the
 * {@link IScoreboardManager} knows how the scoreboard
 * should be handled.
 *
 * @see IManagedScoreboard
 * @see IScoreboardManager
 */
public enum ScoreboardLifespan {

    /**
     * The scoreboard is not persisted.
     *
     * <p>If the player views another scoreboard, the transient scoreboard is
     * discarded.</p>
     */
    TRANSIENT,
    /**
     * The scoreboard is persisted.
     *
     * <p>If the player views another scoreboard, the persistent scoreboard is
     * held and re-shown once the player is no longer viewing the other
     * scoreboard.</p>
     */
    PERSISTENT
}