1 /*
2 * *************************************************************************************************************************************************************
3 *
4 * TheseFoolishThings: Miscellaneous utilities
5 * http://tidalwave.it/projects/thesefoolishthings
6 *
7 * Copyright (C) 2009 - 2025 by Tidalwave s.a.s. (http://tidalwave.it)
8 *
9 * *************************************************************************************************************************************************************
10 *
11 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
12 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
13 *
14 * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
15 *
16 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR
17 * CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
18 *
19 * *************************************************************************************************************************************************************
20 *
21 * git clone https://bitbucket.org/tidalwave/thesefoolishthings-src
22 * git clone https://github.com/tidalwave-it/thesefoolishthings-src
23 *
24 * *************************************************************************************************************************************************************
25 */
26 package it.tidalwave.util.annotation;
27
28 import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
29 import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
30 import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
31 import java.lang.annotation.Target;
32 import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.*;
33
34 /***************************************************************************************************************************************************************
35 *
36 * A documenting annotation to state that a given element has a less restrictive access modifier (e.g. is not private)
37 * only for testing purposes (i.e. it must be accessed by a test class).
38 *
39 * @author Fabrizio Giudici
40 * @since 3.2-ALPHA-2
41 * @it.tidalwave.javadoc.stable
42 *
43 **************************************************************************************************************************************************************/
44 @Retention(RetentionPolicy.SOURCE) @Documented @Target({TYPE, FIELD, METHOD, CONSTRUCTOR})
45 public @interface VisibleForTesting
46 {
47 }