Package org.jclouds.providers

Interface ProviderMetadata

  • All Known Implementing Classes:
    AnonymousProviderMetadata, BaseProviderMetadata
    public interface ProviderMetadata
    The ProviderMetadata interface allows jclouds to provide a plugin framework for gathering cloud provider metadata.

    • Method Detail

      • getId

        String getId()
        Returns:
        the provider's unique identifier (ex. aws-ec2, rackspace-cloudservers-us)

      • getName

        String getName()
        Returns:
        the name (display name) of the provider (ex. GoGrid)

      • getApiMetadata

        ApiMetadata getApiMetadata()
        Returns:
        the provider's api
        Since:
        1.5

      • getEndpoint

        String getEndpoint()
        Returns:
        the url for the provider's api
        See Also:
        ApiMetadata#getEndpoint

      • getDefaultProperties

        Properties getDefaultProperties()
        Configuration Properties used when creating connections to this provider. For example, location information, or default networking configuration.
        Returns:
        properties used to create connections to this provider
        See Also:
        ApiMetadata.getDefaultProperties()

      • getConsole

        com.google.common.base.Optional<URI> getConsole()
        Returns:
        the url for the provider's console, or absent if one doesn't exist

      • getHomepage

        com.google.common.base.Optional<URI> getHomepage()
        Returns:
        the url for the provider's homepage, or absent if unknown

      • getLinkedServices

        Set<String> getLinkedServices()
        Returns:
        ids of all known providers which have the same account as this.

      • getIso3166Codes

        Set<String> getIso3166Codes()
        iso 3166 codes; ex. US-CA,US
        Returns:
        all known region/location ISO 3166 codes