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package org.jetbrains.annotations;

import java.lang.annotation.*;

/**
 * Indicates that the annotated method is inherently blocking and should not be executed in a non-blocking context.
 * <p>
 * When this annotation is used on a {@code class}, all the methods declared by the annotated class are considered
 * <em>blocking</em>.
 * <p>
 * Apart from documentation purposes this annotation is intended to be used by static analysis tools to validate against
 * probable runtime errors and element contract violations.
 *
 * @since 22.0.0
 */
@Documented
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.CLASS)
@Target({ElementType.METHOD, ElementType.CONSTRUCTOR, ElementType.TYPE})
public @interface Blocking {
}
