MetadataReader (Apache Maven 3.1.1 API)

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultMetadataReader
```
public interface MetadataReader
```
Handles deserialization of metadata from some kind of textual format like XML.

Author:

Benjamin Bentmann

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type Field and Description

static String IS_STRICT
The key for the option to enable strict parsing.

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field and Description
`static String`	`IS_STRICT` The key for the option to enable strict parsing.

Method Summary

Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`Metadata`	`read(File input, Map<String,?> options)` Reads the metadata from the specified file.
`Metadata`	`read(InputStream input, Map<String,?> options)` Reads the metadata from the specified byte stream.
`Metadata`	`read(Reader input, Map<String,?> options)` Reads the metadata from the specified character reader.

- Field Detail
  - 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
- Method Detail
  - 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.

Interface MetadataReader

Field Summary

Method Summary

Field Detail

IS_STRICT

Method Detail

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