org.sonatype.aether.impl
Interface MetadataGeneratorFactory

public interface MetadataGeneratorFactory

A factory to create metadata generators. Metadata generators can contribute additional metadata during the installation/deployment of artifacts.

Author:

Benjamin Bentmann

Method Summary

int	getPriority() The priority of this factory.
MetadataGenerator	newInstance(RepositorySystemSession session, DeployRequest request) Creates a new metadata generator for the specified deploy request.
MetadataGenerator	newInstance(RepositorySystemSession session, InstallRequest request) Creates a new metadata generator for the specified install request.

Method Detail

newInstance

MetadataGenerator newInstance(RepositorySystemSession session,
                              InstallRequest request)

Creates a new metadata generator for the specified install request.

Parameters:

session - The repository system session from which to configure the generator, must not be null.

request - The install request the metadata generator is used for, must not be null.

Returns:

The metadata generator for the request or null if none.

newInstance

MetadataGenerator newInstance(RepositorySystemSession session,
                              DeployRequest request)

Creates a new metadata generator for the specified deploy request.

Parameters:

session - The repository system session from which to configure the generator, must not be null.

request - The deploy request the metadata generator is used for, must not be null.

Returns:

The metadata generator for the request or null if none.

getPriority

int getPriority()

The priority of this factory. Factories with higher priority are invoked before those with lower priority.

Returns:

The priority of this factory.