Package org.eclipse.equinox.p2.metadata

Defines the metadata being handled by p2.

Package Specification

This API package defines the constructs being manipulated by p2 such as installable units.

Since:

2.0

Interface Summary

Interface	Description
IArtifactKey	Provide standardised artifact information to uniquely identify the corresponding bytes (perhaps not stored as a file).
ICopyright	The ICopyright interface represents a software copyright.
IInstallableUnit	An installable unit represents an atomic, indivisible unit of installable functionality in a provisioned system.
IInstallableUnitFragment	Represents a fragment that contributes additional requirements, capabilities, and other properties to some host installable unit.
IInstallableUnitPatch	An installable unit patch is an installable unit that alters the required capabilities of another installable unit.
ILicense	The ILicense interface represents a software license.
IProvidedCapability	Describes a capability that is exposed by an installable unit.
IRequirement	A requirement represents some external constraint on an IInstallableUnit.
IRequirementChange
ITouchpointData	ITouchpoint data instances contain the additional information needed by a touchpoint to execute each engine phase it participates in.
ITouchpointInstruction	A touchpoint instruction contains either a sequence of instruction statements to be executed during a particular engine phase, or some simple string value that is needed by a touchpoint to execute its phases.
ITouchpointType	Identifies a particular touchpoint.
IUpdateDescriptor	An update descriptor is attached to an installable unit to describe what that installable unit is capable of acting as an update for.
IVersionedId	An interface representing a (id,version) pair.
IVersionFormat	The IVersionFormat represents the Omni Version Format in compiled form.

Class Summary

Class	Description
KeyWithLocale	A key that can be used to extract a localized property for a specified Locale
MetadataFactory	A factory class for instantiating various p2 metadata objects.
MetadataFactory.InstallableUnitDescription	A description containing information about an installable unit.
MetadataFactory.InstallableUnitFragmentDescription	A description containing information about an installable unit fragment.
MetadataFactory.InstallableUnitPatchDescription	A description containing information about an installable unit patch.
Version	A class that represents a Version in the Omni Version format.
VersionedId	An object representing a (id,version) pair.
VersionRange	This class represents a version range with Omni Version bounds.

Exception Summary

Exception	Description
VersionFormatException	Exception thrown when parsing Omni Version formats.