me.lucko.helper.metadata.type

Interface EntityMetadataRegistry

All Superinterfaces:

MetadataRegistry<UUID>

public interface EntityMetadataRegistry
extends MetadataRegistry<UUID>

A registry which provides and stores MetadataMaps for Entitys.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Optional<MetadataMap>	get(Entity entity) Gets a MetadataMap for the given entity, if one already exists and has been cached in this registry.
<K> Map<Entity,K>	getAllWithKey(MetadataKey<K> key) Gets a map of the entities with a given metadata key
MetadataMap	provide(Entity entity) Produces a MetadataMap for the given entity.

Methods inherited from interface me.lucko.helper.metadata.MetadataRegistry

cleanup, get, provide, remove

Method Detail

provide

@Nonnull
MetadataMap provide(@Nonnull
                             Entity entity)

Produces a MetadataMap for the given entity.

Parameters:

entity - the entity

Returns:

a metadata map

get

@Nonnull
Optional<MetadataMap> get(@Nonnull
                                   Entity entity)

Gets a MetadataMap for the given entity, if one already exists and has been cached in this registry.

Parameters:

entity - the entity

Returns:

a metadata map, if present

getAllWithKey

@Nonnull
<K> Map<Entity,K> getAllWithKey(@Nonnull
                                         MetadataKey<K> key)

Gets a map of the entities with a given metadata key

Type Parameters:

K - the key type

Parameters:

key - the key

Returns:

an immutable map of entities to key value