ModuleOptionsMetadataResolver.java

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package org.springframework.xd.module.options;

import org.springframework.xd.module.ModuleDefinition;

/**
 * Implementations are able to derive {@link ModuleOptionsMetadata} for a given module.
 * 
 * Note that basic metadata derived from a module may be enriched by collaborators.
 * 
 * @author Eric Bottard
 */
public interface ModuleOptionsMetadataResolver {

	/**
	 * Return metadata about a module, as identified by the given moduleDefinition.
	 */
	ModuleOptionsMetadata resolve(ModuleDefinition moduleDefinition);

}