SegmentMetadataClientFactory (client 0.13.0 API)

All Known Implementing Classes:

SegmentMetadataClientFactoryImpl
```
public interface SegmentMetadataClientFactory
```
Creates SegmentMetadataClient for metadata operations on existing segments.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`SegmentMetadataClient`	`createSegmentMetadataClient(Segment segment, DelegationTokenProvider tokenProvider)`	Opens an existing segment for metadata operations.

- Method Detail
  - createSegmentMetadataClient
```
SegmentMetadataClient createSegmentMetadataClient(Segment segment,
                                                  DelegationTokenProvider tokenProvider)
```
    Opens an existing segment for metadata operations. This operation will fail if the segment does not exist. This operation may be called multiple times on the same segment from the same client (i.e., there can be concurrent metadata clients in the same process space).
    
    Parameters:
    
    segment - The segment to create a metadata client for.
    
    tokenProvider - The DelegationTokenProvider instance to be used for obtaining a delegation token.
    
    Returns:
    
    New instance of SegmentMetadataClient for the provided segment.