/*
 * FindBugs - Find bugs in Java programs
 * Copyright (C) 2005 Dave Brosius
 * Copyright (C) 2005 University of Maryland
 *
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 *
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 */

package edu.umd.cs.findbugs;

is a marker interface for detectors that don't save state from one class file
to the next.
If a detector implements this interface, a clone will be generated for each
element it is applied to.
The idea of using this interface is questionable. Better for people writing
stateless detectors to just not keep around state they don't need, rather
than depending on cloning and garbage collection.
/**
 * is a marker interface for detectors that don't save state from one class file
 * to the next.
 *
 * If a detector implements this interface, a clone will be generated for each
 * element it is applied to.
 *
 * The idea of using this interface is questionable. Better for people writing
 * stateless detectors to just not keep around state they don't need, rather
 * than depending on cloning and garbage collection.
 *
 */

public interface StatelessDetector extends Cloneable {
    public Object clone() throws CloneNotSupportedException;
}