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package org.gradle.api.tasks;

import org.gradle.api.specs.Spec;

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;

/**
 * Attached to a task type to indicate that task output caching should be enabled by default for tasks of this type.
 *
 * Only tasks that produce reproducible and relocatable output should be marked with {@code CacheableTask}.
 *
 * Caching for individual task instances can be enabled and disabled via {@link TaskOutputs#cacheIf(String, Spec)} or disabled via {@link TaskOutputs#doNotCacheIf(String, Spec)}, even if the task type is not annotated with {@link CacheableTask}
 *
 * @since 3.0
 */
@Documented
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
@Target({ElementType.TYPE})
public @interface CacheableTask {
}