java/com/google/gerrit/server/ServerInitiated.java

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package com.google.gerrit.server;

import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.FIELD;
import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.METHOD;
import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.PARAMETER;
import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME;

import com.google.inject.BindingAnnotation;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;

/**
 * A marker for database modifications which aren't directly related to a user request (e.g. happen
 * outside of a request context). Those modifications will be attributed to the Gerrit server by
 * using the Gerrit server identity as author for all related NoteDb commits.
 */
@BindingAnnotation
@Target({FIELD, PARAMETER, METHOD})
@Retention(RUNTIME)
public @interface ServerInitiated {}