src/java/org/apache/cassandra/utils/Nemesis.java

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package org.apache.cassandra.utils;

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

import static org.apache.cassandra.utils.Nemesis.Traffic.HIGH;

/**
 * Annotate fields, particularly important volatile fields, where the system should adversarially schedule
 * thread events around memory accesses (read or write).
 *
 * This can introduce significant simulation overhead, so should be used sparingly.
 *
 * TODO: Support @Nemesis on methods, to insert nemesis points either before or after invocations of the method
 */
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
@Target({ ElementType.FIELD, ElementType.METHOD })
public @interface Nemesis
{
    enum Traffic { LOW, HIGH }

    Traffic traffic() default HIGH;
}