interface ClassMetadataFactoryInterface

interface ClassMetadataFactoryInterface {
    
    /**
     * If the method was called with the same class name (or an object of that
     * class) before, the same metadata instance is returned.
     *
     * If the factory was configured with a cache, this method will first look
     * for an existing metadata instance in the cache. If an existing instance
     * is found, it will be returned without further ado.
     *
     * Otherwise, a new metadata instance is created. If the factory was
     * configured with a loader, the metadata is passed to the
     * {@link \Symfony\Component\Serializer\Mapping\Loader\LoaderInterface::loadClassMetadata()} method for further
     * configuration. At last, the new object is returned.
     *
     * @throws InvalidArgumentException
     */
    public function getMetadataFor(string|object $value) : ClassMetadataInterface;
    
    /**
     * Checks if class has metadata.
     */
    public function hasMetadataFor(mixed $value) : bool;

}