net.shibboleth.metadata
Interface Item<T>

Type Parameters:

T - type of metadata element

All Superinterfaces:

Serializable

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractItem, DomElementItem

public interface Item<T>
extends Serializable

A wrapper around a piece of information processed by pipeline stages.

Method Summary

Item<T>	copy() Performs a copy of this Item.
ClassToInstanceMultiMap<ItemMetadata>	getItemMetadata() Gets all of the metadata attached to this Item.
T	unwrap() Gets the wrapped item data.

Method Detail

unwrap

T unwrap()

Gets the wrapped item data.

Returns:

the wrapped item data

getItemMetadata

ClassToInstanceMultiMap<ItemMetadata> getItemMetadata()

Gets all of the metadata attached to this Item.

Returns:

metadata attached to this Item

copy

Item<T> copy()

Performs a copy of this Item. All member fields, except ItemMetadata, should be deep cloned. ItemMetadata objects must be shared between the clone and the original.

Returns:

the clone of this element