Package org.spongepowered.api.util.annotation

Annotation Type DoNotStore

@Documented
@Inherited
@Target(TYPE)
public @interface DoNotStore

In particular, you should not:

• Store annotated objects on a field
• Cache annotated objects in any collection

Doing so may result in memory leaks and/or result in you operating on a stale object, meaning your operations will fail, often silently.

Where objects have identifiers (usually a UUID or name), you should store the identifiers instead, and use these to get the required object from the API when needed.