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+/*
+ * Copyright 2017 Google Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package com.google.cloud;
+
+import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
+import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
+
+/**
+ * A qualifier indicating what level of access and support can be expected of a particular Google
+ * Cloud Platform feature. The "GeneralAvailability" qualifier is not provided since the vast
+ * majority of features are in this category. Note that features may be in a later launch stage
+ * than the client library annotation indicates.
+ *
+ * <p>See more at the <a href="https://cloud.google.com/terms/launch-stages">Launch Stages Documentation</a>.
+ */
+public class GcpLaunchStage {
+
+  /**
+   * Early Access features are limited to a closed group of testers. To use these features, you must
+   * sign up in advance and sign a Trusted Tester agreement (which includes confidentiality
+   * provisions). These features may be unstable, changed in backward-incompatible ways, and are not
+   * guaranteed to be released.
+   */
+  @Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
+  public @interface EarlyAccess {}
+
+  /**
+   * Alpha is a limited availability test for releases before they are cleared for widespread use.
+   * By Alpha, all significant design issues are resolved and we are in the process of verifying
+   * functionality. Alpha customers need to apply for access, agree to applicable terms, and have
+   * their projects whitelisted. Alpha releases don’t have to be feature complete, no SLAs are
+   * provided, and there are no technical support obligations, but they will be far enough along
+   * that customers can actually use them in test environments or for limited-use tests -- just like
+   * they would in normal production cases.
+   */
+  @Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
+  public @interface Alpha {}
+
+  /**
+   * Beta is the point at which we are ready to open a release for any customer to use. There are no
+   * SLA or technical support obligations in a Beta release, and charges may be waived in some
+   * cases. Products will be complete from a feature perspective, but may have some open outstanding
+   * issues. Beta releases are suitable for limited production use cases.
+   */
+  @Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
+  public @interface Beta {}
+
+  /**
+   * Deprecated features are scheduled to be shut down and removed. For more information, see the
+   * “Deprecation Policy” section of our <a href="https://cloud.google.com/terms/">Terms of Service</a>
+   * and the <a href="https://cloud.google.com/terms/deprecation">Google Cloud Platform Subject to the Deprecation Policy</a>
+   * documentation.
+   */
+  @Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
+  public @interface Deprecated {}
+
+  private GcpLaunchStage() {
+    // Intentionally left blank.
+  }
+}