MetadataResolver (OpenSAML :: SAML Provider API 4.1.1 API)

All Superinterfaces:

Component, IdentifiedComponent, Resolver<EntityDescriptor,CriteriaSet>

All Known Subinterfaces:

BatchMetadataResolver, ClearableMetadataResolver, DynamicMetadataResolver, RefreshableMetadataResolver

All Known Implementing Classes:

ChainingMetadataResolver
```
public interface MetadataResolver
extends Resolver<EntityDescriptor,CriteriaSet>, IdentifiedComponent
```
A resolver that is capable of resolving EntityDescriptor instances which meet certain supplied criteria. At a minimum, a MetadataResolver implementation MUST support the following criteria:
- EntityIdCriterion
Implementations SHOULD also support the following criteria when possible:

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`MetadataFilter`	`getMetadataFilter()`	Gets the metadata filter applied to the metadata.
`boolean`	`isRequireValidMetadata()`	Gets whether the metadata returned by queries must be valid.
`void`	`setMetadataFilter(MetadataFilter newFilter)`	Sets the metadata filter applied to the metadata.
`void`	`setRequireValidMetadata(boolean requireValidMetadata)`	Sets whether the metadata returned by queries must be valid.

Methods inherited from interface net.shibboleth.utilities.java.support.component.IdentifiedComponent
getId

Methods inherited from interface net.shibboleth.utilities.java.support.resolver.Resolver
resolve, resolveSingle

- Method Detail
  - isRequireValidMetadata
```
boolean isRequireValidMetadata()
```
    Gets whether the metadata returned by queries must be valid.
    At a minimum, metadata is valid only if the date expressed in the validUntil attribute of the element and all its ancestral elements has not passed. Specific implementations may add additional constraints.
    
    Returns:
    
    whether the metadata returned by queries must be valid
  - setRequireValidMetadata
```
void setRequireValidMetadata(boolean requireValidMetadata)
```
    Sets whether the metadata returned by queries must be valid.
    
    Parameters:
    
    requireValidMetadata - whether the metadata returned by queries must be valid
  - getMetadataFilter
```
@Nullable
MetadataFilter getMetadataFilter()
```
    Gets the metadata filter applied to the metadata.
    
    Returns:
    
    the metadata filter applied to the metadata
  - setMetadataFilter
```
void setMetadataFilter(@Nullable
                       MetadataFilter newFilter)
```
    Sets the metadata filter applied to the metadata.
    
    Parameters:
    
    newFilter - the metadata filter applied to the metadata