Package com.google.common.annotations

Annotation Type VisibleForTesting

@GwtCompatible
public @interface VisibleForTesting

Annotates a program element that exists, or is more widely visible than otherwise necessary, only for use in test code.

Do not use this interface for public or protected declarations: it is a fig leaf for bad design, and it does not prevent anyone from using the declaration---and experience has shown that they will. If the method breaks the encapsulation of its class, then its internal representation will be hard to change. Instead, use RestrictedApiChecker, which enforces fine-grained visibility policies.

Author:

Johannes Henkel