plugins/javax.ejb/src/javax/ejb/StatefulTimeout.java

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package javax.ejb;

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

import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;

/**
 * Specifies the amount of time a stateful session bean can
 * be idle (not receive any client invocations) before it
 * is eligible for removal by the container.
 * <p>
 * 
 * The semantics of the <code>value</value> element are as follows:
 * <ul>
 * <li>A value <code>&#062;</code>0 indicates a timeout value in the units
 * specified by the <code>unit</code> element.
 * <li>A value of 0 means the bean is immediately eligible for removal.
 * <li>A value of -1 means the bean will never be removed due to timeout.
 * </ul>
 * Values less than -1 are not valid.
 * 
 * @since EJB 3.1
 */

@Target(TYPE) 
@Retention(RUNTIME)
public @interface StatefulTimeout {

    /**
     * The amount of time the stateful session bean can be idle.
     *
     * The semantics of this element are as follows:
     * <ul>
     * <li>A value <code>&#062;</code>0 indicates a timeout value in the units
     * specified by the <code>unit</code> element.
     * <li>A value of 0 means the bean is immediately eligible for removal.
     * <li>A value of -1 means the bean will never be removed due to timeout.
     * </ul>
     * Values less than -1 are not valid.
     * 
     */
    long value();

    /**
     * Units used for the specified value.
     */
    TimeUnit unit() default TimeUnit.MINUTES;

}