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package org.apache.hadoop.io.retry;
import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
import java.lang.annotation.Inherited;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;
import org.apache.hadoop.classification.InterfaceStability;
/**
* Used to mark certain methods of an interface with at-most-once semantics.
*
* Server must guarantee that methods are executed at most once, by keeping
* a retry cache. The previous response must be returned when duplicate
* requests are received. Because of these guarantee, a client can retry
* this request on failover and other network failure conditions.
*/
@Inherited
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
@Target(ElementType.METHOD)
@InterfaceStability.Evolving
public @interface AtMostOnce {
}