com.google.cloud.compute

Class Metadata

java.lang.Object

com.google.cloud.compute.Metadata

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable

public final class Metadata
extends Object
implements Serializable

Metadata for Google Compute Engine Instance as ket/value pairs. This includes custom metadata and predefined keys.

See Also:

Metadata, Serialized Form

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Class and Description
static class	Metadata.Builder A builder for Metadata objects.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	equals(Object obj)
String	getFingerprint() Returns the fingerprint for the metadata.
Map<String,String>	getValues() Returns instance's metadata as key/value pairs.
int	hashCode()
static Metadata.Builder	newBuilder() Returns a builder for a Metadata object.
static Metadata	of(Map<String,String> values) Returns a Metadata object given the the metadata as a map.
Metadata.Builder	toBuilder() Returns a builder for the current instance metadata.
String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

getValues

public Map<String,String> getValues()

Returns instance's metadata as key/value pairs.

getFingerprint

public String getFingerprint()

Returns the fingerprint for the metadata. This value can be used to update instance's metadata.

toBuilder

public Metadata.Builder toBuilder()

Returns a builder for the current instance metadata.

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Object

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Overrides:

hashCode in class Object

equals

public boolean equals(Object obj)

Overrides:

equals in class Object

newBuilder

public static Metadata.Builder newBuilder()

Returns a builder for a Metadata object.

of

public static Metadata of(Map<String,String> values)

Returns a Metadata object given the the metadata as a map. The total size of all keys and values must be less than 512 KB. Keys must conform to the following regexp: [a-zA-Z0-9-_]+, and be less than 128 bytes in length. This is reflected as part of a URL in the metadata server. Additionally, to avoid ambiguity, keys must not conflict with any other metadata keys for the project. Values must be less than or equal to 32768 bytes.