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package org.optaplanner.core.api.domain.variable;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;
import org.optaplanner.core.api.domain.entity.PlanningEntity;
import org.optaplanner.core.api.solver.Solver;
import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.*;
import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.*;
/**
* Specifies that a bean property (or a field) is the anchor of a chained {@link PlanningVariable}, which implies it's a shadow variable.
* <p>
* It is specified on a getter of a java bean property (or a field) of a {@link PlanningEntity} class.
*/
@Target({METHOD, FIELD})
@Retention(RUNTIME)
public @interface AnchorShadowVariable {
/**
* The source planning variable is a chained planning variable that leads to the anchor.
* <p>
* Both the genuine variable and the shadow variable should be consistent:
* if A chains to B, then A must have the same anchor as B (unless B is the anchor).
* <p>
* When the {@link Solver} changes a genuine variable, it adjusts the shadow variable accordingly.
* In practice, the {@link Solver} ignores shadow variables (except for consistency housekeeping).
* @return the variable property name on this entity class that leads to the anchor
*/
String sourceVariableName();
}