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/*
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 * TheseFoolishThings: Miscellaneous utilities
 * http://tidalwave.it/projects/thesefoolishthings
 *
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package it.tidalwave.util.annotation;

import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;
import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.*;

/***********************************************************************************************************************
 *
 * A documenting annotation to state that a given element has a less restrictive access modifier (e.g. is not private)
 * only for testing purposes (i.e. it must be accessed by a test class).
 *
 * @author  Fabrizio Giudici
 * @since 3.2-ALPHA-2
 * @it.tidalwave.javadoc.stable
 *
 **********************************************************************************************************************/
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.SOURCE) @Documented @Target({TYPE, FIELD, METHOD})
public @interface VisibleForTesting
  {
  }