Module io.helidon.metadata

Package io.helidon.metadata

Interface MetadataDiscovery

public interface MetadataDiscovery

Helidon metadata discovery.

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Interface	Description
static enum	MetadataDiscovery.Mode	Modes of discovery.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static MetadataDiscovery	create(MetadataDiscovery.Mode mode)	Create a new metadata discovery instance with an explicit mode.
static MetadataDiscovery	instance()	Get or create the metadata discovery instance for the current context classloader.
List<MetadataFile>	list(String fileName)	List all metadata instances by file name.

Method Details

create

static MetadataDiscovery create(MetadataDiscovery.Mode mode)

Create a new metadata discovery instance with an explicit mode.

Parameters:

mode - mode of discovery, see MetadataDiscovery.Mode for details

Returns:

metadata instance

instance

static MetadataDiscovery instance()

Get or create the metadata discovery instance for the current context classloader.

Instances are created using create(io.helidon.metadata.MetadataDiscovery.Mode), with mode set to MetadataDiscovery.Mode.AUTO.

If the current context classloader is null, the classloader for this class is used instead

Returns:

an instance of metadata

See Also:

• create(io.helidon.metadata.MetadataDiscovery.Mode)

list

List<MetadataFile> list(String fileName)

List all metadata instances by file name.

Parameters:

fileName - name of the file

Returns:

list of metadata instances, empty list if none found (never null)

Throws:

NullPointerException - if fileName is null