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package lombok;

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

/**
 * Generates a no-args constructor.
 * Will generate an error message if such a constructor cannot be written due to the existence of final fields.
 * <p>
 * Complete documentation is found at <a href="https://projectlombok.org/features/Constructor.html">the project lombok features page for &#64;Constructor</a>.
 * <p>
 * Even though it is not listed, this annotation also has the {@code onConstructor} parameter. See the full documentation for more details.
 * <p>
 * NB: Fields with constraints such as {@code @NonNull} will <em>NOT</em> be checked in a {@code @NoArgsConstructor} constructor, of course!
 * 
 * @see RequiredArgsConstructor
 * @see AllArgsConstructor
 */
@Target(ElementType.TYPE)
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.SOURCE)
public @interface NoArgsConstructor {
	/**
	 * If set, the generated constructor will be private, and an additional static 'constructor'
	 * is generated with the same argument list that wraps the real constructor.
	 * 
	 * Such a static 'constructor' is primarily useful as it infers type arguments.
	 */
	String staticName() default "";
	
	/**
	 * Any annotations listed here are put on the generated constructor.
	 * The syntax for this feature depends on JDK version (nothing we can do about that; it's to work around javac bugs).<br />
	 * up to JDK7:<br />
	 *  {@code @NoArgsConstructor(onConstructor=@__({@AnnotationsGoHere}))}<br />
	 * from JDK8:<br />
	 *  {@code @NoArgsConstructor(onConstructor_={@AnnotationsGohere})} // note the underscore after {@code onConstructor}.
	 */
	AnyAnnotation[] onConstructor() default {};
	
	/**
	 * Sets the access level of the constructor. By default, generated constructors are {@code public}.
	 */
	AccessLevel access() default lombok.AccessLevel.PUBLIC;
	
	/**
	 * If {@code true}, initializes all final fields to 0 / null / false.
	 * Otherwise, a compile time error occurs.
	 */
	boolean force() default false;
	
	/**
	  * Placeholder annotation to enable the placement of annotations on the generated code.
	  * @deprecated Don't use this annotation, ever - Read the documentation.
	  */
	@Deprecated
	@Retention(RetentionPolicy.SOURCE)
	@Target({})
	@interface AnyAnnotation {}
}