platform/core-api/src/com/intellij/psi/meta/MetaDataRegistrar.java

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package com.intellij.psi.meta;

import com.intellij.openapi.components.ServiceManager;
import com.intellij.patterns.ElementPattern;
import com.intellij.psi.filters.ElementFilter;

/**
 * Provides association for elements matching given filter with metadata class.
 * @see MetaDataContributor
 */
public abstract class MetaDataRegistrar {
  /**
   * Associates elements matching given filter with metadata class.
   * @param filter on element for finding metadata matches
   * @param metadataDescriptorClass class of metadata, should be instantiable without parameters
   * @deprecated use {@link #registerMetaData(com.intellij.patterns.ElementPattern, Class)}
   */
  public abstract <T extends PsiMetaData> void registerMetaData(
    ElementFilter filter, Class<T> metadataDescriptorClass);

  /**
   * Associates elements matching given filter with metadata class.
   * @param pattern on element for finding metadata matches
   * @param metadataDescriptorClass class of metadata, should be instantiable without parameters
   */
  public abstract <T extends PsiMetaData> void registerMetaData(
    ElementPattern<?> pattern, Class<T> metadataDescriptorClass);

  public static MetaDataRegistrar getInstance() {
    return ServiceManager.getService(MetaDataRegistrar.class);
  }
}