/*
* RHQ Management Platform
* Copyright (C) 2005-2008 Red Hat, Inc.
* All rights reserved.
*
* This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
* it under the terms of the GNU General Public License, version 2, as
* published by the Free Software Foundation, and/or the GNU Lesser
* General Public License, version 2.1, also as published by the Free
* Software Foundation.
*
* This program 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 and the GNU Lesser General Public License
* for more details.
*
* You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
* and the GNU Lesser General Public License along with this program;
* if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
* 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
*/
package org.rhq.core.communications.command.annotation;
import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;
/**
* This annotation denotes that a remote method invocation (or all method invocations, if annotating a type) will be
* sent asynchronously. You can explicitly turn off asynchronous mode by setting the value attribute to <code>
* false</code>. You can optionally define if the invocation is to have guaranteed delivery or not.
*
* <p>This annotation must be used within an <b>interface</b>, as opposed to a class definition, in order for it to take
* effect. In other words, when you write your remote POJO, this annotation must be used in the remote POJO's interface
* - not its implementation class.</p>
*
* @author John Mazzitelli
*
*/
@Documented
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
@Target( { ElementType.METHOD, ElementType.TYPE })
public @interface Asynchronous {
/**
* When <code>true</code>, the method (or methods if annotating an interface) will be sent asynchronously.
*
* @return asynchronous flag (default is <code>true</code>)
*/
boolean value() default true;
/**
* When <code>true</code>, the asynchronous invocation will have guaranteed delivery enabled meaning
* that a best effort will be made to invoke the method, even in the event of a network or server/client crash.
*
* @return guaranteed delivery flag (default is <code>false</code>)
*/
boolean guaranteedDelivery() default false;
}