Interface ClearableMetadataResolver

All Superinterfaces:
Component, IdentifiedComponent, MetadataResolver, Resolver<EntityDescriptor,CriteriaSet>
All Known Implementing Classes:
AbstractDynamicHTTPMetadataResolver, AbstractDynamicMetadataResolver, ChainingMetadataResolver, CompositeMetadataResolver, FunctionDrivenDynamicHTTPMetadataResolver, LocalDynamicMetadataResolver

public interface ClearableMetadataResolver extends MetadataResolver
Specialization of MetadataResolver that supports on-demand clearing of the resolver's internal cache of data.

This would typically be implemented by "dynamic" resolvers of metadata such as DynamicMetadataResolver, rather than "batch" resolvers such as BatchMetadataResolver.

  • Method Details

    • clear

      void clear() throws ResolverException
      Attempt to clear all data from the internal cache of the resolver.
      Throws:
      ResolverException - if the clear operation was unsuccessful
    • clear

      void clear(@Nonnull String entityID) throws ResolverException
      Attempt to clear data from the internal cache of the resolver for the specified entityID.
      Parameters:
      entityID - the target entityID
      Throws:
      ResolverException - if the clear operation was unsuccessful