Package org.kuali.rice.krad.data.metadata

Interface MetadataRepository

All Known Implementing Classes:
MetadataRepositoryImpl
public interface MetadataRepository
Public (read-only) interface to MetadataProvider stack. Implementations must be thread safe.
Author:
Kuali Rice Team (rice.collab@kuali.org)

  • Method Details

    • getMetadata

      DataObjectMetadata getMetadata(Class<?> type)
      Obtain metadata for specified data object type.
      Parameters:
      type - the data object type for which to return metadata
      Returns:
      DataObjectMetadata for the type or null if none is known

    • getAllMetadata

      Map<Class<?>,DataObjectMetadata> getAllMetadata()
      Returns all metadata for all known data object types.
      Returns:
      all metadata for all known data object types

    • contains

      boolean contains(Class<?> type)
      Indicates whether or not the repository contains metadata for the given type.
      Parameters:
      type - the type to check metadata for
      Returns:
      true if the repository contains metadata for the given type, false otherwise