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An experimental module which provides an implementation of an actor-based framework.

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 * #%L
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 * These Foolish Things - Miscellaneous utilities
 * http://thesefoolishthings.tidalwave.it - git clone [email protected]:tidalwave/thesefoolishthings-src.git
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package it.tidalwave.actor.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;

/***********************************************************************************************************************
 *
 * An annotation for actors.
 *
 * @author  Fabrizio Giudici
 * @version $Id$
 *
 **********************************************************************************************************************/
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
@Target(ElementType.TYPE)
@Documented
public @interface Actor
  {
    /*******************************************************************************************************************
     *
     *
     *
     ******************************************************************************************************************/
    // Too bad @ThreadSafe doesn't have runtime retention
    public boolean threadSafe() default true;

    /*******************************************************************************************************************
     *
     * The initial priority for the threads that will execute the code of the annotated actor.
     *
     ******************************************************************************************************************/
    public int initialPriority() default Thread.NORM_PRIORITY;
  }