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package org.jetbrains.annotations;
import java.lang.annotation.*;
/**
* @author nik
*/
public class ApiStatus {
/**
* Indicates that a public API of the annotated element (class, method or field) is not in stable state yet. It may be renamed, changed or
* even removed in a future version. This annotation refers to API status only, it doesn't mean that the implementation has
* an 'experimental' quality.
* <p/>
* It's safe to use an element marked by this annotation if the usage is located in the same sources codebase as the declaration. However
* if the declaration belongs to an external library such usages may lead to problems when the library will be updated to another version.
*/
@Experimental
@Documented
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.CLASS)
@Target({ElementType.TYPE, ElementType.ANNOTATION_TYPE, ElementType.METHOD, ElementType.CONSTRUCTOR, ElementType.FIELD})
public @interface Experimental {}
}