er.attachment.metadata
Interface IERMetadataParser

All Known Implementing Classes:

DrewMetadataParser, ERFakeMetadataParser, ImageIOMetadataParser, ImageMagickCommandlineMetadataParser, JAIMetadataParser

public interface IERMetadataParser

IERMetadataParser provides an interface to return the metadata from a File. The directory can contain parsed or unparsed metadata.

Author:

mschrag

Method Summary

ERMetadataDirectorySet

parseMetadata(File importFile) Parses the metadata from the given file.

Method Detail

parseMetadata

ERMetadataDirectorySet parseMetadata(File importFile)
                                     throws ERMetadataParserException

Parses the metadata from the given file.

Parameters:

importFile - the file to parse metadata file

Returns:

a metadata directory set of the metadata from this file

Throws:

ERMetadataParserException - if metadata parsing fails