package org.infinispan.notifications.cachemanagerlistener.annotation;
import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;
/**
* This annotation should be used on methods that need to be notified when the cache is used in a cluster and the
* cluster topology experiences a merge event after a cluster split.
* <p/>
* Methods annotated with this annotation should accept a single parameter, a {@link
* org.infinispan.notifications.cachemanagerlistener.event.MergeEvent} otherwise a {@link
* org.infinispan.notifications.IncorrectListenerException} will be thrown when registering your listener.
* <p/>
* Any exceptions thrown by the listener will abort the call. Any other listeners not yet called will not be called,
* and any transactions in progress will be rolled back.
*
* @author <a href="mailto:manik@jboss.org">Manik Surtani</a>
* @see org.infinispan.notifications.Listener
* @since 4.2
*/
// ensure this annotation is available at runtime.
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
// ensure that this annotation is applied to classes.
@Target(ElementType.METHOD)
public @interface Merged {
}