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Operation: GetMetadata

With the GetMetadata operation, you read and output the metadata of a file or folder.

For more information on other operations of the Microsoft Azure Data Lake Gen 1 Storage Connector, see Microsoft Azure Data Lake Gen 1 Storage Connector.

Parameters

Adapter

Main class of the adapter (do not change!)

Possible values:

de.softproject.integration.adapter.microsoft.azure.datalake.MicrosoftAzureDataLakeStoreConnector: Main Class (Standard)

authEndpoint

This parameter is required.

OAuth 2.0 Token Endpoint (v1)

Possible values:

String with a valid endpoint, e.g.:

https://login.microsoftonline.com/<DirectoryID>/oauth2/token

clientID

This parameter is required.

Client ID of the Azure Active Directory application

Possible values:

Any string with the client ID, e.g.:

10925xxx-1111-4444-bd3d-82165c0d3841

clientSecret

This parameter is required.

Secret client key of the Azure Active Directory application

Possible values:

String containing the secret client key.

accountName

This parameter is required.

Fully qualified Data Lake Storage Account Name (FQDN)

Possible values:

String containing the FQDN, e.g.:

<your_account_name>.azuredatalakestore.net

fileName

This parameter is optional.

File name

Possible values:

String with the file name, e.g. :

inputFile.txt or root/subfolder/inputFile.txt

Note:

The string can contain the full file path (root/subfolder/inputFile.txt), as well as the file name (fileNameinputFile.txt) and folder name (folderPathroot/subfolder).

folderPath

Folder path. Can start and end with a slash.

Possible values:

  • /: Root folder

  • Any valid path, e.g. root/subfolder/.../lastFolder

Status values

1

The adapter operation was executed successfully

-1

The operation failed due to a technical error.

Input

This operation does not require specific input XML.

Output

If the GetMetadata operation was executed successful (Status 1), the adapter prints an XML document containing the metadata of the file or folder, e.g.:

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Note:

The Metadata root element contains an Entry element with the following attributes:

  • LastAccessTime: Time of last access

  • LastModifiedTime: Time of the last change

  • Group: ID of the group that owns the file or folder

  • User: ID of the user who owns the file or folder

  • Permission: Permission string for the file or folder in UNIX style

  • Name: File or folder name

  • FullName: Full file or folder path

If the operation was unsuccessful, i.e. in the event of an error (status -1⁣), the adapter returns an XML document with the error description, e.g.:

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