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*/
package org.glassfish.jersey;
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.ANNOTATION_TYPE;
import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.CONSTRUCTOR;
import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.FIELD;
import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.METHOD;
import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.PACKAGE;
import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.TYPE;
/**
* Marker of a public Jersey API that is still in "beta" non-final version.
*
* This annotation signals that the annotated public Jersey API (package, class, method or field)
* has not been fully stabilized yet. As such, the API is subject to backward-incompatible changes
* (or even removal) in a future Jersey release. Jersey development team does not make any guarantees
* to retain backward compatibility of a {@code @Beta}-annotated Jersey API.
*
*
* This annotation does not indicate inferior quality or performance of the API, just informs that the
* API may still evolve in the future in a backward-incompatible ways. Jersey users may use beta APIs
* in their applications keeping in mind potential cost of extra work associated with an upgrade
* to a newer Jersey version.
*
*
* Once a {@code @Beta}-annotated Jersey API reaches the desired maturity, the {@code @Beta} annotation
* will be removed from such API and the API will become part of a stable public Jersey API.
*
*
* @author Marek Potociar
*/
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.CLASS)
@Documented
@Target({ANNOTATION_TYPE, TYPE, CONSTRUCTOR, METHOD, FIELD, PACKAGE})
public @interface Beta {
}