https://github.com/Terracotta-OSS/statistics: A statistics framework used inside Ehcache and the Terracotta products 
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package org.terracotta.context.annotations;

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


Marks this field as referencing a parent of this object.


The context objects for instances of the enclosing class will have the
referent of the annotated field associated as a parent of the instance.

/**
 * Marks this field as referencing a parent of this object.
 * <p>
 * The context objects for instances of the enclosing class will have the
 * referent of the annotated field associated as a parent of the instance.
 */
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
@Target(ElementType.FIELD)
public @interface ContextParent {

}