org.eclipse.aether.spi.connector

Class MetadataTransfer

java.lang.Object

org.eclipse.aether.spi.connector.Transfer

org.eclipse.aether.spi.connector.MetadataTransfer

Direct Known Subclasses:

MetadataDownload, MetadataUpload

public abstract class MetadataTransfer
extends Transfer

A download/upload of metadata.

Restriction:

This class is not intended to be extended by clients.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
org.eclipse.aether.transfer.MetadataTransferException	getException() Gets the exception that occurred during the transfer (if any).
File	getFile() Gets the local file the metadata is downloaded to or uploaded from.
org.eclipse.aether.metadata.Metadata	getMetadata() Gets the metadata being transferred.
MetadataTransfer	setException(org.eclipse.aether.transfer.MetadataTransferException exception) Sets the exception that occurred during the transfer.
MetadataTransfer	setFile(File file) Sets the local file the metadata is downloaded to or uploaded from.
MetadataTransfer	setMetadata(org.eclipse.aether.metadata.Metadata metadata) Sets the metadata to transfer.

Methods inherited from class org.eclipse.aether.spi.connector.Transfer

getListener, getTrace

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

getMetadata

public org.eclipse.aether.metadata.Metadata getMetadata()

Gets the metadata being transferred.

Returns:

The metadata being transferred or null if not set.

setMetadata

public MetadataTransfer setMetadata(org.eclipse.aether.metadata.Metadata metadata)

Sets the metadata to transfer.

Parameters:

metadata - The metadata, may be null.

Returns:

This transfer for chaining, never null.

getFile

public File getFile()

Gets the local file the metadata is downloaded to or uploaded from. In case of a download, a connector should first transfer the bytes to a temporary file and only overwrite the target file once the entire download is completed such that an interrupted/failed download does not corrupt the current file contents.

Returns:

The local file or null if not set.

setFile

public MetadataTransfer setFile(File file)

Sets the local file the metadata is downloaded to or uploaded from.

Parameters:

file - The local file, may be null.

Returns:

This transfer for chaining, never null.

getException

public org.eclipse.aether.transfer.MetadataTransferException getException()

Gets the exception that occurred during the transfer (if any).

Specified by:

getException in class Transfer

Returns:

The exception or null if the transfer was successful.

setException

public MetadataTransfer setException(org.eclipse.aether.transfer.MetadataTransferException exception)

Sets the exception that occurred during the transfer.

Parameters:

exception - The exception, may be null to denote a successful transfer.

Returns:

This transfer for chaining, never null.