WP_Block_Metadata_Registry::get_metadata │ public static │ WP 6.7.0

Retrieves block metadata for a given block within a specific collection.

This method uses the registered collections to efficiently lookup block metadata without reading individual block.json files.

Method of the class: WP_Block_Metadata_Registry{}

No Hooks.

Returns

Array|null. The block metadata for the block, or null if not found.

Usage

$result = WP_Block_Metadata_Registry::get_metadata( $file_or_folder );

$file_or_folder(string) (required)

The path to the file or folder containing the block.

Changelog

WP_Block_Metadata_Registry::get_metadata() WP Block Metadata Registry::get metadata code ^{WP 6.8.1}

public static function get_metadata( $file_or_folder ) {
	$file_or_folder = wp_normalize_path( $file_or_folder );

	$path = self::find_collection_path( $file_or_folder );
	if ( ! $path ) {
		return null;
	}

	$collection = &self::$collections[ $path ];

	if ( null === $collection['metadata'] ) {
		// Load the manifest file if not already loaded
		$collection['metadata'] = require $collection['manifest'];
	}

	// Get the block name from the path.
	$block_name = self::default_identifier_callback( $file_or_folder );

	return isset( $collection['metadata'][ $block_name ] ) ? $collection['metadata'][ $block_name ] : null;
}