xref: /frameworks/support/annotations/src/android/support/annotation/WorkerThread.java

/*
 * Copyright (C) 2015 The Android Open Source Project
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
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package android.support.annotation;

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

import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.CONSTRUCTOR;
import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.METHOD;
import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.TYPE;
import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.CLASS;

/**
 * Denotes that the annotated method should only be called on a worker thread.
 * If the annotated element is a class, then all methods in the class should be called
 * on a worker thread.
 * <p>
 * Example:
 * <pre>{@code
 *  (&#64;WorkerThread
 *  protected abstract FilterResults performFiltering(CharSequence constraint);
 * }</pre>
 */
@Retention(CLASS)
@Target({METHOD,CONSTRUCTOR,TYPE})
public @interface WorkerThread {
}