Interface MetadataReader
- All Known Implementing Classes:
- DefaultMetadataReader
public interface MetadataReader
Handles deserialization of metadata from some kind of textual format like XML.
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Field SummaryFields
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Method SummaryModifier and TypeMethodDescriptionReads the metadata from the specified file.read(InputStream input, Map<String, ?> options) Reads the metadata from the specified byte stream.Reads the metadata from the specified character reader.
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Field Details- 
IS_STRICTThe key for the option to enable strict parsing. This option is of typeBooleanand defaults totrue. Iffalse, unknown elements will be ignored instead of causing a failure.- See Also:
 
 
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Method Details- 
readReads 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- nullto 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.
 
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readReads 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- nullto 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.
 
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readReads 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- nullto 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.
 
 
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