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package com.google.crypto.tink.annotations;

import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;

Signifies that a public API (public class, method or field) is subject to incompatible changes,
or even removal, in a future release.
An API bearing this annotation is exempt from any compatibility guarantees made by Tink.
The presence of this annotation might also indicate that the quality or performance of
the API in question not ready for production.
It is unsafe to depend on alpha APIs.
/**
 * Signifies that a public API (public class, method or field) is subject to incompatible changes,
 * or even removal, in a future release.
 *
 * <p>An API bearing this annotation is exempt from any compatibility guarantees made by Tink.
 *
 * <p>The presence of this annotation might also indicate that the quality or performance of
 * the API in question not ready for production.
 *
 * <p>It is <b>unsafe</b> to depend on alpha APIs.
 *
 */
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.CLASS)
@Target({
  ElementType.ANNOTATION_TYPE,
  ElementType.CONSTRUCTOR,
  ElementType.FIELD,
  ElementType.METHOD,
  ElementType.TYPE
})
@Documented
public @interface Alpha {}