code: /*
   * Copyright 2012-2018 Chronicle Map Contributors
   * Copyright 2010 The Guava Authors
   *
   * 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
   *
   *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
   *
   * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
   * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
   * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
   * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
   * limitations under the License.
   */
  
  package net.openhft.chronicle.hash;
  
  import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
  import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
  import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
  import java.lang.annotation.Target;
  
  import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.*;
  
  /**
   * Signifies that a public API (public class, method or field) is subject to incompatible changes,
   * or even removal, in a future release. An API bearing this annotation is exempt from any
   * compatibility guarantees. Note that the presence of this annotation implies nothing about the
   * quality or performance of the API in question, only the fact that it is not "API-frozen."
   * <p>
   * <p>This annotation is a copy of Guava's <a href="
   * https://google.github.io/guava/releases/19.0/api/docs/com/google/common/annotations/Beta.html">
   * {@code Beta}</a>.
   */
  @Retention(value = RetentionPolicy.CLASS)
  @Target(value = {ANNOTATION_TYPE, CONSTRUCTOR, FIELD, METHOD, TYPE})
  @Documented
  @Beta
  public @interface Beta {
  }
  