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+// Copyright 2018 The Go Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE.md file.
+
+// Package pragma provides types that can be embedded into a struct to
+// statically enforce or prevent certain language properties.
+package pragma
+
+import "sync"
+
+// NoUnkeyedLiterals can be embedded in a struct to prevent unkeyed literals.
+type NoUnkeyedLiterals struct{}
+
+// DoNotImplement can be embedded in an interface to prevent trivial
+// implementations of the interface.
+//
+// This is useful to prevent unauthorized implementations of an interface
+// so that it can be extended in the future for any protobuf language changes.
+type DoNotImplement interface{ ProtoInternal(DoNotImplement) }
+
+// DoNotCompare can be embedded in a struct to prevent comparability.
+type DoNotCompare [0]func()
+
+// DoNotCopy can be embedded in a struct to help prevent shallow copies.
+// This does not rely on a Go language feature, but rather a special case
+// within the vet checker.
+//
+// See https://golang.org/issues/8005.
+type DoNotCopy [0]sync.Mutex