org.infinispan.metadata

Class Metadatas

java.lang.Object

org.infinispan.metadata.Metadatas

public class Metadatas
extends Object

Utility method for Metadata classes.

Since:

5.3

Author:

Galder Zamarreño

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static Metadata	applyVersion(Metadata source, Metadata target) Applies version in source metadata to target metadata, if no version in target metadata.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

applyVersion

public static Metadata applyVersion(Metadata source,
                    Metadata target)

Applies version in source metadata to target metadata, if no version in target metadata. This method can be useful in scenarios where source version information must be kept around, i.e. write skew, or when reading metadata from cache store.

Parameters:

source - Metadata object which is source, whose version might be is of interest for the target metadata

target - Metadata object on which version might be applied

Returns:

either, the target Metadata instance as it was when it was called, or a brand new target Metadata instance with version from source metadata applied.