MetadataExtracterRegistry (Alfresco 5.0.3 Public API)

Method Summary
MetadataEmbedder	getEmbedder(String sourceMimetype) Gets the best metadata embedder.
MetadataExtracter	getExtracter(String sourceMimetype) Gets the best metadata extracter.
void	register(MetadataExtracter extracter) Register an instance of an extracter for use
void	resetCache() Force the registry to drop its cache of extractors.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

MetadataExtracterRegistry

public MetadataExtracterRegistry()

Method Detail

resetCache

public void resetCache()

Force the registry to drop its cache of extractors. This is useful for the case where an extractor becomes available only after the registry has initialized the cache.

public void register(MetadataExtracter extracter)

Parameters:

extracter - an extracter

getExtracter

public MetadataExtracter getExtracter(String sourceMimetype)

Gets the best metadata extracter. This is a combination of the most reliable and the most performant extracter.

The result is cached for quicker access next time.

Parameters:

sourceMimetype - the source MIME of the extraction

Returns:

Returns a metadata extracter that can extract metadata from the chosen MIME type.

getEmbedder