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27 package org.apache.http.annotation;
28
29 import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
30 import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
31 import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
32 import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
33 import java.lang.annotation.Target;
34
35 /**
36 * The class to which this annotation is applied is not thread-safe.
37 * This annotation primarily exists for clarifying the non-thread-safety of a class
38 * that might otherwise be assumed to be thread-safe, despite the fact that it is a bad
39 * idea to assume a class is thread-safe without good reason.
40 * @see ThreadSafe
41 * <p>
42 * Based on code developed by Brian Goetz and Tim Peierls and concepts
43 * published in 'Java Concurrency in Practice' by Brian Goetz, Tim Peierls,
44 * Joshua Bloch, Joseph Bowbeer, David Holmes and Doug Lea.
45 */
46 @Documented
47 @Target(ElementType.TYPE)
48 @Retention(RetentionPolicy.CLASS) // The original version used RUNTIME
49 public @interface NotThreadSafe {
50 }