org.springframework.hateoas.core
Interface MappingDiscoverer

All Known Implementing Classes:

AnnotationMappingDiscoverer

public interface MappingDiscoverer

Strategy interface to discover a URI mapping for either a given type or method.

Author:

Oliver Gierke

Method Summary

String	getMapping(Class<?> type) Returns the mapping associated with the given type.
String	getMapping(Class<?> type, Method method) Returns the mapping for the given Method invoked on the given type.
String	getMapping(Method method) Returns the mapping associated with the given Method.

Method Detail

getMapping

String getMapping(Class<?> type)

Returns the mapping associated with the given type.

Parameters:

type - must not be null.

Returns:

the type-level mapping or null in case none is present.

getMapping

String getMapping(Method method)

Returns the mapping associated with the given Method. This will include the type-level mapping.

Parameters:

method - must not be null.

Returns:

the method mapping including the type-level one or null if neither of them present.

getMapping

String getMapping(Class<?> type,
                  Method method)

Returns the mapping for the given Method invoked on the given type. This can be used to calculate the mapping for a super type method being invoked on a sub-type with a type mapping.

Parameters:

type - must not be null.

method - must not be null.

Returns:

the method mapping including the type-level one or null if neither of them present.