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| |
| package org.apache.pig.builtin; |
| |
| import java.lang.annotation.Documented; |
| import java.lang.annotation.Retention; |
| import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy; |
| |
| import org.apache.pig.classification.InterfaceAudience; |
| import org.apache.pig.classification.InterfaceStability; |
| |
| /** |
| * <p>A non-deterministic UDF is one that can produce different results when |
| * invoked on the same input. Examples of non-deterministic behavior might be, |
| * for example, getCurrentTime() or random().</p> |
| * <p>Certain Pig optimizations depend on UDFs being deterministic. It is therefore |
| * very important for correctness that non-deterministic UDFs be annotated as such.</p> |
| */ |
| @InterfaceAudience.Public |
| @InterfaceStability.Unstable |
| @Documented |
| @Retention(value=RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME) |
| public @interface Nondeterministic { |
| |
| } |