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package lombok;

import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.*;
import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.SOURCE;

import java.lang.annotation.*;

/**
 * With this annotation you can avoid cluttering your code with empty methods that an interface forces you to implement.
 * Just implement the ones you need and lombok will create empty stubs for the rest.
 * <p>
 * Before:
 * 
 * <pre>
 * @AutoGenMethodStub
 * class Foo extends Bar implements Buzz {
 * 
 * 	public void a() { // overrides Bar.a()
 * 		super.a();
 * 	}
 * 
 * 	public void b() { // overrides Buzz.b()
 * 	}
 * }
 * </pre>
 * 
 * After:
 * 
 * <pre>
 * class Foo extends Bar implements Buzz {
 * 
 * 	public void a() { // overrides Bar.a()
 * 		super.a();
 * 	}
 * 
 * 	public void b() { // overrides Buzz.b()
 * 	}
 * 
 * 	public int c() { // overrides Buzz.c()
 * 		return 0;
 * 	}
 * 
 * 	public String d() { // overrides Buzz.d()
 * 		return null;
 * 	}
 * }
 * </pre>
 * <p>
 * If you prefer an {@link java.lang.UnsupportedOperationException UnsupportedOperationException} being thrown rather
 * than the default value being returned, use: {@code @AutoGenMethodStub(throwException = true)}.
 * <p>
 * <b>Note:</b> Remember that this annotation is a curve ball, decent interface design comes first. But in some cases it
 * removes massive amounts of boilerplate.
 */
@Target(TYPE)
@Retention(SOURCE)
public @interface AutoGenMethodStub {
	/**
	 * If you prefer an {@link java.lang.UnsupportedOperationException UnsupportedOperationException} being thrown
	 * rather than the default value being returned, use {@code @AutoGenMethodStub(throwException = true)}.
	 */
	boolean throwException() default false;
}