MergeableMetadata

All Superinterfaces:

Metadata
```
public interface MergeableMetadata
extends Metadata
```
A piece of metadata that needs to be merged with any current metadata before installation/deployment.

Nested Class Summary
- Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface org.eclipse.aether.metadata.Metadata
  Metadata.Nature

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`boolean`	`isMerged()`	Indicates whether this metadata has been merged.
`void`	`merge(java.io.File current, java.io.File result)`	Merges this metadata into the current metadata (if any).

Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.aether.metadata.Metadata
getArtifactId, getFile, getGroupId, getNature, getProperties, getProperty, getType, getVersion, setFile, setProperties

- Method Detail
  - merge
```
void merge(java.io.File current,
           java.io.File result)
    throws RepositoryException
```
    Merges this metadata into the current metadata (if any). Note that this method will be invoked regardless whether metadata currently exists or not.
    
    Parameters:
    
    current - The path to the current metadata file, may not exist but must not be null.
    
    result - The path to the result file where the merged metadata should be stored, must not be null.
    
    Throws:
    
    RepositoryException - If the metadata could not be merged.
  - isMerged
```
boolean isMerged()
```
    Indicates whether this metadata has been merged.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the metadata has been merged, false otherwise.