/*
* Bibliothek - DockingFrames
* Library built on Java/Swing, allows the user to "drag and drop"
* panels containing any Swing-Component the developer likes to add.
*
* Copyright (C) 2010 Benjamin Sigg
*
* This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
* modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
* License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
* version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
*
* This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
* Lesser General Public License for more details.
*
* You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
* License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
* Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
*
* Benjamin Sigg
* benjamin_sigg@gmx.ch
* CH - Switzerland
*/
package bibliothek.util;
import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
/**
* This annotation marks classes, interfaces and other elements that should not be used
* by clients. To be more specific:
* <ul>
* <li>A class marked with <code>FrameworkOnly</code> should not be instantiated or subclassed by a client</li>
* <li>An interface marked with <code>FrameworkOnly</code> should not be implemented by a client</li>
* <li>A method marked with <code>FrameworkOnly</code> should not be invoked by a client</li>
* <li>It is perfectly legitimate to use a subclass of a marked class/interface, the <code>FrameworkOnly</code> attribute is not inherited</li>
* <li>It is also perfectly legitimate to call methods of a class/interface that is marked as <code>FrameworkOnly</code></li>
* </ul>
* This annotation is only a hint: there may very well exist situations were a client needs to create or implement a <code>FrameworkOnly</code> element.
* @author Benjamin Sigg
* @see ClientOnly
*/
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.SOURCE)
@Documented
public @interface FrameworkOnly {
}