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package groovy.transform;

import groovy.transform.options.ImmutablePropertyHandler;

import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;

/**
 * Class annotation used to assist in the creation of immutable classes.
 * Defines any known immutable properties (or fields) or known immutable classes.
 *
 * @see Immutable
 * @see ImmutablePropertyHandler
 * @since 2.5.0
 */
@java.lang.annotation.Documented
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.SOURCE)
@Target({ElementType.TYPE})
public @interface ImmutableOptions {
    /**
     * Allows you to provide {@code @Immutable} with a list of classes which
     * are deemed immutable. By supplying a class in this list, you are vouching
     * for its immutability and {@code @Immutable} will do no further checks.
     * Example:
     *      * import groovy.transform.*
     * {@code @Immutable}(knownImmutableClasses = [Address])
     * class Person {
     *     String first, last
     *     Address address
     * }
     *
     * {@code @TupleConstructor}
     * class Address {
     *     final String street
     * }
     * 
     */
    Class[] knownImmutableClasses() default {};

    /**
     * Allows you to provide {@code @Immutable} with a list of property names which
     * are deemed immutable. By supplying a property's name in this list, you are vouching
     * for its immutability and {@code @Immutable} will do no further checks.
     * Example:
     *      * {@code @groovy.transform.Immutable}(knownImmutables = ['address'])
     * class Person {
     *     String first, last
     *     Address address
     * }
     * ...
     * 
     */
    String[] knownImmutables() default {};
}