public MetadataDocument getMetadata( GetMetadataDocument request )
{
MetadataConfiguration metadataConfig = getResourceContext( ).getResourceHome( ).getMetadataConfig( );
// prep the response
MetadataDocument responseDoc = createMetadataResponseDoc( );
MetadataDocument.Metadata responseMetadata = responseDoc.addNewMetadata( );
if ( metadataConfig != null )
{
// get the values from the request
GetMetadataDocument.GetMetadata requestMetadata = request.getGetMetadata( );