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package com.amazonaws.services.simpleworkflow.flow.annotations;

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

/**
 * {@literal @}ManualActivityCompletion is an optional annotation meant to be used on
 * implementations of activity methods to mark them to be completed 
 * asynchronously.
 * 
 * If this annotation is specified on an activity implementation method, then 
 * Flow Framework will not try to automatically complete this activity when 
 * method returns.  If this method has a return type then return value
 * from the method is ignored.
 * 
 * @author fateev, samar
 *
 */
@Target(ElementType.METHOD)
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
public @interface ManualActivityCompletion {
}