org.apache.maven.artifact.repository.metadata.io
Interface MetadataReader

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultMetadataReader

public interface MetadataReader

Handles deserialization of metadata from some kind of textual format like XML.

Author:

Benjamin Bentmann

IS_STRICT

static final String IS_STRICT

The key for the option to enable strict parsing. This option is of type Boolean and defaults to true. If false, unknown elements will be ignored instead of causing a failure.

See Also:

Constant Field Values

read

Metadata read(File input,
              Map<String,?> options)
              throws IOException,
                     MetadataParseException

Reads the metadata from the specified file.

Parameters:

input - The file to deserialize the metadata from, must not be null.

options - The options to use for deserialization, may be null to use the default values.

Returns:

The deserialized metadata, never null.

Throws:

IOException - If the metadata could not be deserialized.

MetadataParseException - If the input format could not be parsed.

read

Metadata read(Reader input,
              Map<String,?> options)
              throws IOException,
                     MetadataParseException

Reads the metadata from the specified character reader. The reader will be automatically closed before the method returns.

Parameters:

input - The reader to deserialize the metadata from, must not be null.

options - The options to use for deserialization, may be null to use the default values.

Returns:

The deserialized metadata, never null.

Throws:

IOException - If the metadata could not be deserialized.

MetadataParseException - If the input format could not be parsed.

read

Metadata read(InputStream input,
              Map<String,?> options)
              throws IOException,
                     MetadataParseException

Reads the metadata from the specified byte stream. The stream will be automatically closed before the method returns.

Parameters:

input - The stream to deserialize the metadata from, must not be null.

options - The options to use for deserialization, may be null to use the default values.

Returns:

The deserialized metadata, never null.

Throws:

IOException - If the metadata could not be deserialized.

MetadataParseException - If the input format could not be parsed.