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| |
| package org.apache.felix.ipojo.manipulator; |
| |
| import java.io.IOException; |
| import java.util.List; |
| |
| import org.apache.felix.ipojo.metadata.Element; |
| |
| /** |
| * A {@code MetadataProvider} is responsible to provide iPOJO's metadata. |
| * |
| * @author <a href="mailto:dev@felix.apache.org">Felix Project Team</a> |
| */ |
| public interface MetadataProvider { |
| |
| /** |
| * Gather all the metadata. |
| * @return a list of iPOJO metadata (never return null) |
| * @throws IOException if something wet wrong during gathering. |
| */ |
| List<Element> getMetadatas() throws IOException; |
| } |