ambari-server/src/main/java/org/apache/ambari/server/state/AlertFirmness.java

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package org.apache.ambari.server.state;

/**
 * The {@link AlertFirmness} enum is used to represent whether an alert should
 * be considered as a real alert or whether it could still potentially be a
 * false positive. Alerts which are {@link #SOFT} must have more occurrences in
 * order to rule out the possibility of a false positive.
 */
public enum AlertFirmness {
  /**
   * The alert is a potential false positive and needs more instances to be
   * confirmed.
   */
  SOFT,

  /**
   * The alert is not a potential false-positive.
   */
  HARD;
}