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 Details

    • prepare

      Collection<? extends Metadata> prepare(Collection<? extends 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

      Artifact transformArtifact(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

      Collection<? extends Metadata> finish(Collection<? extends 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.