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              IMetadata
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public interface IMetadataProvider : IAdapter, ISupportLifecycle, IDisposable, IProvideStatus, IPersistSettings
The IMetadataProvider type exposes the following members.
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Domain | 
            Gets the AppDomain in which the IAdapter is executing.
             (Inherited from IAdapter)  | |
| Enabled | 
            Gets or sets a boolean value that indicates whether the object is enabled.
             (Inherited from ISupportLifecycle)  | |
| HostFile | 
            Gets or sets the path to the file where the IAdapter is housed.
             (Inherited from IAdapter)  | |
| IsDisposed | 
            Gets a flag that indicates whether the object has been disposed.
             (Inherited from ISupportLifecycle)  | |
| MemoryUsage | 
            Gets the memory utilization of the IAdapter in bytes if executing in a separate AppDomain, otherwise NaN.
             (Inherited from IAdapter)  | |
| Metadata | Gets or sets the MetadataFile to be refreshed by the metadata provider. | |
| Name | 
            Gets the name of the object providing status information.
             (Inherited from IProvideStatus)  | |
| PersistSettings | 
            Determines whether the object settings are to be persisted to the config file.
             (Inherited from IPersistSettings)  | |
| ProcessorUsage | 
            Gets the % processor utilization of the IAdapter if executing in a separate AppDomain otherwise NaN.
             (Inherited from IAdapter)  | |
| RefreshInterval | Gets or sets the number of minutes at which the Metadata if to be refreshed automatically. | |
| RefreshTimeout | Gets or sets the number of seconds to wait for the Refresh to complete. | |
| SettingsCategory | 
            Gets or sets the category name under which the object settings are persisted in the config file.
             (Inherited from IPersistSettings)  | |
| Status | 
            Gets the current status details about object providing status information.
             (Inherited from IProvideStatus)  | |
| TypeName | 
            Gets or sets the text representation of the IAdapter's TypeName.
             (Inherited from IAdapter)  | 
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Dispose | Performs application-defined tasks associated with freeing, releasing, or resetting unmanaged resources. (Inherited from IDisposable)  | |
| Initialize | 
            Initializes the state of the object.
             (Inherited from ISupportLifecycle)  | |
| LoadSettings | 
            Loads saved settings from the config file.
             (Inherited from IPersistSettings)  | |
| Refresh | Refreshes the Metadata from an external source. | |
| SaveSettings | 
            Saves settings to the config file.
             (Inherited from IPersistSettings)  | 
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Disposed | 
            Raised after the source object has been properly disposed.
             (Inherited from ISupportLifecycle)  | |
| ExecutionException | 
            Occurs when the IAdapter encounters an Exception during execution.
             (Inherited from IAdapter)  | |
| MetadataRefreshComplete | Occurs when Refresh of Metadata is completed. | |
| MetadataRefreshException | Occurs when an Exception is encountered during Refresh of Metadata. | |
| MetadataRefreshStart | Occurs when Refresh of Metadata is started. | |
| MetadataRefreshTimeout | Occurs when Refresh of Metadata times out. | |
| StatusUpdate | 
            Occurs when the IAdapter wants to provide a status update.
             (Inherited from IAdapter)  |