Ec2MetadataClient (AWS Java SDK :: Core :: Imds 2.23.3 API)

All Superinterfaces:

AutoCloseable, SdkAutoCloseable

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultEc2MetadataClient
```
public interface Ec2MetadataClient
extends SdkAutoCloseable
```
Interface to represent the Ec2Metadata Client Class. Used to access instance metadata from a running EC2 instance.
Instantiate the Ec2MetadataClient

Default configuration

Custom configuration
Example of a client configured for using IPV6 and a fixed delay for retry attempts :
Use the client
To retrieve EC2 Instance Metadata, call the get method on the client with a path to an instance metadata:
Closing the client
Once all operations are done, you may close the client to free any resources used by it.
Note: A single client instance should be reused for multiple requests when possible.

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes
Modifier and Type Interface Description

static interface Ec2MetadataClient.Builder
The builder definition for a Ec2MetadataClient.

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static Ec2MetadataClient.Builder`	`builder()`	Creates a default builder for `Ec2MetadataClient`.
`static Ec2MetadataClient`	`create()`	Create an `Ec2MetadataClient` instance using the default values.
`Ec2MetadataResponse`	`get(String path)`	Gets the specified instance metadata value by the given path.

Methods inherited from interface software.amazon.awssdk.utils.SdkAutoCloseable
close

- Method Detail
  - get
```
Ec2MetadataResponse get(String path)
```
    Gets the specified instance metadata value by the given path. For more information about instance metadata, check the Instance metadata documentation
    
    Parameters:
    
    path - Input path
    
    Returns:
    
    Instance metadata value as part of MetadataResponse Object
  - create
```
static Ec2MetadataClient create()
```
    Create an Ec2MetadataClient instance using the default values.
    
    Returns:
    
    the client instance.
  - builder
```
static Ec2MetadataClient.Builder builder()
```
    Creates a default builder for Ec2MetadataClient.