All Known Subinterfaces:

EnversMetadataBuildingContext, HbmLocalMetadataBuildingContext, LocalMetadataBuildingContext

All Known Implementing Classes:

EnversMetadataBuildingContextImpl, MappingDocument, MetadataBuildingContextRootImpl, MetadataBuildingContextTestingImpl
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public interface MetadataBuildingContext
```
Describes the context in which the process of building Metadata from MetadataSources occurs.
MetadataBuildingContexts are hierarchical: global, persistence unit, document, mapping.

Since:

5.0

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Default Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`BootstrapContext`	`getBootstrapContext()`
`MetadataBuildingOptions`	`getBuildingOptions()`	Access to the options specified by the `MetadataBuilder`
`String`	`getCurrentContributorName()`	The name of the contributor whose mappings we are currently processing
`MappingDefaults`	`getMappingDefaults()`	Access to mapping defaults in effect for this context
`InFlightMetadataCollector`	`getMetadataCollector()`	Access to the collector of metadata as we build it.
`ObjectNameNormalizer`	`getObjectNameNormalizer()`	Not sure how I feel about this exposed here
`default int`	`getPreferredSqlTypeCodeForArray()`
`default int`	`getPreferredSqlTypeCodeForBoolean()`
`default int`	`getPreferredSqlTypeCodeForDuration()`
`default int`	`getPreferredSqlTypeCodeForInstant()`
`default int`	`getPreferredSqlTypeCodeForUuid()`
`TypeDefinitionRegistry`	`getTypeDefinitionRegistry()`

- Method Detail
  - getBootstrapContext
```
BootstrapContext getBootstrapContext()
```
  - getBuildingOptions
```
MetadataBuildingOptions getBuildingOptions()
```
    Access to the options specified by the MetadataBuilder
    
    Returns:
    
    The options
  - getMappingDefaults
```
MappingDefaults getMappingDefaults()
```
    Access to mapping defaults in effect for this context
    
    Returns:
    
    The mapping defaults.
  - getMetadataCollector
```
InFlightMetadataCollector getMetadataCollector()
```
    Access to the collector of metadata as we build it.
    
    Returns:
    
    The metadata collector.
  - getObjectNameNormalizer
```
ObjectNameNormalizer getObjectNameNormalizer()
```
    Not sure how I feel about this exposed here
    
    Returns:
    
    The ObjectNameNormalizer
  - getPreferredSqlTypeCodeForBoolean
```
@Incubating
default int getPreferredSqlTypeCodeForBoolean()
```
  - getPreferredSqlTypeCodeForDuration
```
@Incubating
default int getPreferredSqlTypeCodeForDuration()
```
  - getPreferredSqlTypeCodeForUuid
```
@Incubating
default int getPreferredSqlTypeCodeForUuid()
```
  - getPreferredSqlTypeCodeForInstant
```
@Incubating
default int getPreferredSqlTypeCodeForInstant()
```
  - getPreferredSqlTypeCodeForArray
```
@Incubating
default int getPreferredSqlTypeCodeForArray()
```
  - getTypeDefinitionRegistry
```
TypeDefinitionRegistry getTypeDefinitionRegistry()
```
  - getCurrentContributorName
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String getCurrentContributorName()
```
    The name of the contributor whose mappings we are currently processing

Interface MetadataBuildingContext

Method Summary

Method Detail

getBootstrapContext

getBuildingOptions

getMappingDefaults

getMetadataCollector

getObjectNameNormalizer

getPreferredSqlTypeCodeForBoolean

getPreferredSqlTypeCodeForDuration

getPreferredSqlTypeCodeForUuid

getPreferredSqlTypeCodeForInstant

getPreferredSqlTypeCodeForArray

getTypeDefinitionRegistry

getCurrentContributorName