/*
* Copyright (c) 2010, SQL Power Group Inc.
*
* This file is part of SQL Power Library.
*
* SQL Power Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
* it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
* the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
* (at your option) any later version.
*
* SQL Power Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
* GNU General Public License for more details.
*
* You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
* along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
*/
package ca.sqlpower.object.annotation;
import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;
/**
* Each method annotated with {@link Accessor} or {@link Mutator} can be
* optionally annotated with {@link Transient}. A method marked as transient
* identifies that the property it returns or modifies should not be persisted
* and will be ignored by persistence tests and other persistence classes.
* However, since the method is an {@link Accessor} or {@link Mutator} it must
* still fire events.
* <p>
* This annotation is retained at runtime for the benefits of tests only. There
* will be no need to access this annotation at runtime when the app is running.
*/
@Target(ElementType.METHOD)
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
public @interface Transient {
}