Interface AssetMetadata


@ProviderType public interface AssetMetadata
AssetMetadata defines the Asset metadata.

To get AssetMetadata, use Asset.getAssetMetadata()


 Example:

 Asset asset = assetManager.getAsset("/path/to/asset/document.pdf");

 // get metadata
 AssetMetadata assetMetadata = asset.getAssetMetadata();

 
  • Method Details

    • getXMP

      XMPMetadata getXMP()
      Get XMP. An empty XMPMetadata object is returned if there is no existing metadata
      Returns:
      XMP metadata object
      Throws:
      AssetException - If an error occurs trying to load the XMPMetadata object
    • setXMP

      void setXMP(XMPMetadata meta, SchemaService schemaService)
      Set XMP. This method will replace any existing XMP previously stored.

      To update existing XMP data, either use #setProperty or #getXMP- update the resulting object and #setXMP

      Parameters:
      meta - , XMP metadata object to be set
      schemaService - , optional schema service to be used to persist property types
      Throws:
      AssetException - if the given XMP cannot be stored in Asset
      NullPointerException - if the given XMPMetadata is null
    • setXMP

      void setXMP(XMPMetadata meta, SchemaService schemaService, List ignoreHierarchy)
      Set XMP. This method will replace any existing XMP previously stored.

      To update existing XMP data, either use #setProperty or #getXMP- update the resulting object and #setXMP.

      ignoreHierarchy parameter defines a list of fully qualified xmp node names for which qualifiers and language alternatives needs to be ignored.

      Parameters:
      meta - , XMP metadata object to be set
      schemaService - , optional schema service to be used to persist property types
      ignoreHierarchy - , list of nodes for which hierarchy needs to be ignored
      Throws:
      AssetException - if the given XMP cannot be stored in Asset
      NullPointerException - if the given XMPMetadata is null
    • setProperty

      <T> void setProperty(XMPPath path, T value)
      Set a simple XMP property. If there is no property found at the given path, a new property is created, otherwise value is updated.

      This method supports String, Calendar, Long, BigDecimal & Boolean

      Type Parameters:
      T - the type of the value
      Parameters:
      path - , XMP path including the property name which needs to be updated
      value - , to be set
      Throws:
      AssetException - if property cannot be set
      NullPointerException - if the given XMPPath is null
    • getProperty

      <T> T getProperty(XMPPath path, Class<T> type)
      Get a simple xmp property value.

      This method supports String, Calendar, Long, BigDecimal & Boolean

      Type Parameters:
      T - the type
      Parameters:
      path - , XMP path
      type - , type of the value expected
      Returns:
      property value or null if the property does not exist
      Throws:
      AssetException - if property cannot be read or typed to a requested type
      NullPointerException - if the given XMPPath is null