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package org.apache.geode.annotations;
import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;
/**
* Signifies that a public API (public class, method or field) is subject to incompatible changes,
* or even removal, in a future release. An API bearing this annotation is exempt from any
* compatibility guarantees made by its containing library.
*
* <p>
* Note that the presence of this annotation implies nothing about the quality or performance of the
* API in question, only the fact that it is not "API-frozen."
*
* <p>
* It is generally safe for <i>applications</i> to depend on beta APIs, at the cost of some extra
* work during upgrades. However, it is generally inadvisable for <i>libraries</i> (which get
* included on users' class paths, outside the library developers' control) to do so.
*
* <p>
* Inspired by similar annotations in JGroups, Spark, DataflowJavaSDK.
*/
@Documented
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
@Target({ElementType.ANNOTATION_TYPE, ElementType.CONSTRUCTOR, ElementType.FIELD,
ElementType.METHOD, ElementType.PACKAGE, ElementType.TYPE})
public @interface Experimental {
/** Optional description */
String value() default "";
}