org.apache.maven.mercury.repository.metadata
Interface MetadataOperation

All Known Implementing Classes:

AddPluginOperation, AddVersionOperation, MergeOperation, RemovePluginOperation, RemoveVersionOperation, SetSnapshotOperation, SetVersionOperation

public interface MetadataOperation

change of a Metadata object

Version:

$Id: MetadataOperation.java 720564 2008-11-25 18:58:02Z ogusakov $

Author:

Oleg Gusakov

Method Summary

boolean	perform(Metadata metadata) performs the operation
void	setOperand(java.lang.Object data) sets the operation's data

Method Detail

setOperand

void setOperand(java.lang.Object data)
                throws MetadataException

sets the operation's data

Throws:

MetadataException

perform

boolean perform(Metadata metadata)
                throws MetadataException

performs the operation

Parameters:

metadata - to perform on

Returns:

true if operation changed the data

Throws:

MetadataException