1 /*
2 * Copyright (c) 1998-2004 The Jgroup Team.
3 *
4 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
5 * it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License version 2 as
6 * published by the Free Software Foundation.
7 *
8 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
9 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
10 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
11 * GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
12 *
13 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
14 * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
15 * Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
16 *
17 */
18
19 package jgroup.core.protocols;
20
21 import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
22 import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
23 import java.lang.annotation.Inherited;
24 import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
25 import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
26 import java.lang.annotation.Target;
27
28 /**
29 * Annotation marker for group internal methods. That is methods whose
30 * invocations are multicast to the other members of the current view.
31 * Invocations performed by different servers are allowed to commute (interleave).
32 *
33 * @author Hein Meling
34 * @since Jgroup 3.0
35 */
36 @Documented
37 @Inherited
38 @Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
39 @Target(ElementType.METHOD)
40 public @interface Internal {
41 } // END Internal