core/src/main/java/org/jclouds/domain/ResourceMetadata.java

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package org.jclouds.domain;

import java.net.URI;
import java.util.Map;

import org.jclouds.domain.internal.ResourceMetadataImpl;

import com.google.inject.ImplementedBy;

/**
 * Identifies containers, files, etc.
 */
@ImplementedBy(ResourceMetadataImpl.class)
public interface ResourceMetadata<T extends Enum<T>> extends Comparable<ResourceMetadata<T>> {

   /**
    * Whether this resource is a container, file, node, queue, etc.
    */
   T getType();

   /**
    * Unique identifier of this resource within its enclosing namespace. In some scenarios, this id
    * is not user assignable. For files, this may be an system generated key, or the full path to
    * the resource. ex. /path/to/file.txt
    * 
    */
   String getProviderId();

   /**
    * Name of this resource. Names are dictated by the user. For files, this may be the filename,
    * ex. file.txt
    * 
    */
   String getName();

   /**
    * Physical location of the resource, or null if n/a
    * 
    * ex. us-west-1
    * 
    */
   Location getLocation();

   /**
    * URI used to access this resource
    */
   URI getUri();

   /**
    * Any key-value pairs associated with the resource.
    */
   Map<String, String> getUserMetadata();


}