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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;

/**
 * Almost exactly like putting the 'synchronized' keyword on a method, except will synchronize on a private internal
 * Object, so that other code not under your control doesn't meddle with your thread management by locking on
 * your own instance.
 * <p>
 * For non-static methods, a field named {@code $lock} is used, and for static methods,
 * {@code $LOCK} is used. These will be generated if needed and if they aren't already present. The contents
 * of the fields will be serializable.
 * <p>
 * Complete documentation is found at <a href="http://projectlombok.org/features/Synchronized.html">the project lombok features page for &#64;Synchronized</a>.
 */
@Target(ElementType.METHOD)
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.SOURCE)
public @interface Synchronized {
	/**
	 * Optional: specify the name of a different field to lock on. It is a compile time error if this field
	 * doesn't already exist (the fields are automatically generated only if you don't specify a specific name.
	 */
	String value() default "";
}