Package org.eclipse.aether.impl

Interface MetadataGenerator

public interface MetadataGenerator

A metadata generator that participates in the installation/deployment of artifacts.

Provisional:

This type is provisional and can be changed, moved or removed without prior notice.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
java.util.Collection<? extends org.eclipse.aether.metadata.Metadata>	finish(java.util.Collection<? extends org.eclipse.aether.artifact.Artifact> artifacts)	Allows for metadata generation based on the transformed artifacts.
java.util.Collection<? extends org.eclipse.aether.metadata.Metadata>	prepare(java.util.Collection<? extends org.eclipse.aether.artifact.Artifact> artifacts)	Prepares the generator to transform artifacts.
org.eclipse.aether.artifact.Artifact	transformArtifact(org.eclipse.aether.artifact.Artifact artifact)	Enables the metadata generator to transform the specified artifact.

Method Detail

prepare

java.util.Collection<? extends org.eclipse.aether.metadata.Metadata> prepare(java.util.Collection<? extends org.eclipse.aether.artifact.Artifact> artifacts)

Prepares the generator to transform artifacts.

Parameters:

artifacts - The artifacts to install/deploy, must not be null.

Returns:

The metadata to process (e.g. merge with existing metadata) before artifact transformations, never null.

transformArtifact

org.eclipse.aether.artifact.Artifact transformArtifact(org.eclipse.aether.artifact.Artifact artifact)

Enables the metadata generator to transform the specified artifact.

Parameters:

artifact - The artifact to transform, must not be null.

Returns:

The transformed artifact (or just the input artifact), never null.

finish

java.util.Collection<? extends org.eclipse.aether.metadata.Metadata> finish(java.util.Collection<? extends org.eclipse.aether.artifact.Artifact> artifacts)

Allows for metadata generation based on the transformed artifacts.

Parameters:

artifacts - The (transformed) artifacts to install/deploy, must not be null.

Returns:

The additional metadata to process after artifact transformations, never null.