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package com.google.gwt.benchmarks.client;

import java.lang.annotation.Target;
import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
import java.lang.annotation.Documented;

/**
 * Specifies a custom time limit for iterations on the decorated
 * {@link Benchmark} method. Methods that aren't explicitly decorated with an
 * IterationTimeLimit, receive the default value.
 */
@Target(ElementType.METHOD)
@Documented
public @interface IterationTimeLimit {

  /**
   * The maximum amount of time, in milliseconds, an iteration is pursued before
   * skipping to the next set of values in the {@code Range}. A value of 0
   * means that all values in the {@code Range} will be exhaustively tested.
   * 
   * @return a maximum duration in milliseconds >= 0
   */
  long value() default 1000;
}