Method: CloudFiles::StorageObject#set_metadata

Defined in:
lib/cloudfiles/storage_object.rb

#set_metadata(metadatahash) ⇒ Object Also known as: metadata=

Sets the metadata for an object. By passing a hash as an argument, you can set the metadata for an object. However, setting metadata will overwrite any existing metadata for the object.

Throws NoSuchObjectException if the object doesn’t exist. Throws InvalidResponseException if the request fails.



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# File 'lib/cloudfiles/storage_object.rb', line 145

def set_metadata(metadatahash)
  headers = {}
  metadatahash.each{ |key, value| headers['X-Object-Meta-' + key.to_s.capitalize] = value.to_s }
  begin
    SwiftClient.post_object(self.container.connection.storageurl, self.container.connection.authtoken, self.container.escaped_name, (CloudFiles.escape self.name), headers)
    true
  rescue ClientException => e
    raise CloudFiles::Exception::NoSuchObject, "Object #{@name} does not exist" if (e.status.to_s == "404")
    raise CloudFiles::Exception::InvalidResponse, "Invalid response code #{e.status.to_s}" unless (e.status.to_s =~ /^20/)
    false
  end
end