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+package org.projectfloodlight.openflow.annotations;
+
+/**
+ * This annotation marks a class that is considered externally immutable. I.e.,
+ * the externally visible state of the class will not change after its
+ * construction. Such a class can be freely shared between threads and does not
+ * require defensive copying (don't call clone).
+ *
+ * @author Andreas Wundsam <andreas.wundsam@bigswitch.com>
+ */
+public @interface Immutable {
+
+}