Package org.springframework.hateoas.server.mvc

Class WebMvcLinkBuilder

java.lang.Object

org.springframework.hateoas.server.core.LinkBuilderSupport<T>

org.springframework.hateoas.server.core.TemplateVariableAwareLinkBuilderSupport<WebMvcLinkBuilder>

org.springframework.hateoas.server.mvc.WebMvcLinkBuilder

All Implemented Interfaces:

LinkBuilder

public class WebMvcLinkBuilder
extends TemplateVariableAwareLinkBuilderSupport<WebMvcLinkBuilder>

Builder to ease building Link instances pointing to Spring MVC controllers.

Author:

Oliver Gierke, Kamill Sokol, Greg Turnquist, Kevin Conaway, Andrew Naydyonock, Oliver Trosien, Greg Turnquist, Lars Michele

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static Affordance	afford(Object invocationValue)	Extract a Link from the WebMvcLinkBuilder and look up the related Affordance.
protected WebMvcLinkBuilder	createNewInstance(UriComponents components, List<Affordance> affordances, TemplateVariables variables)
protected WebMvcLinkBuilder	getThis()	Returns the current concrete instance.
static WebMvcLinkBuilder	linkTo(Class<?> controller)	Creates a new WebMvcLinkBuilder with a base of the mapping annotated to the given controller class.
static WebMvcLinkBuilder	linkTo(Class<?> controller, Object... parameters)	Creates a new WebMvcLinkBuilder with a base of the mapping annotated to the given controller class.
static WebMvcLinkBuilder	linkTo(Class<?> controller, Method method)
static WebMvcLinkBuilder	linkTo(Class<?> controller, Method method, Object... parameters)
static WebMvcLinkBuilder	linkTo(Class<?> controller, Map<String,?> parameters)	Creates a new WebMvcLinkBuilder with a base of the mapping annotated to the given controller class.
static WebMvcLinkBuilder	linkTo(Object invocationValue)	Creates a WebMvcLinkBuilder pointing to a controller method.
static WebMvcLinkBuilder	linkTo(Method method)
static WebMvcLinkBuilder	linkTo(Method method, Object... parameters)
static <T> T	methodOn(Class<T> controller, Object... parameters)	Wrapper for DummyInvocationUtils.methodOn(Class, Object...) to be available in case you work with static imports of WebMvcLinkBuilder.
UriComponentsBuilder	toUriComponentsBuilder()	Returns a UriComponentsBuilder to continue to build the already built URI in a more fine grained way.

Methods inherited from class org.springframework.hateoas.server.core.TemplateVariableAwareLinkBuilderSupport

createNewInstance, toString

Methods inherited from class org.springframework.hateoas.server.core.LinkBuilderSupport

addAffordances, getAffordances, slash, slash, toUri, withRel, withSelfRel

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface org.springframework.hateoas.server.LinkBuilder

withRel

Method Details

linkTo

public static WebMvcLinkBuilder linkTo(Class<?> controller)

Creates a new WebMvcLinkBuilder with a base of the mapping annotated to the given controller class.

Parameters:

controller - the class to discover the annotation on, must not be null.

Returns:

linkTo

public static WebMvcLinkBuilder linkTo(Class<?> controller,
 Object... parameters)

Creates a new WebMvcLinkBuilder with a base of the mapping annotated to the given controller class. The additional parameters are used to fill up potentially available path variables in the class scop request mapping.

Parameters:

controller - the class to discover the annotation on, must not be null.

parameters - additional parameters to bind to the URI template declared in the annotation, must not be null.

Returns:

linkTo

public static WebMvcLinkBuilder linkTo(Class<?> controller,
 Map<String,?> parameters)

Creates a new WebMvcLinkBuilder with a base of the mapping annotated to the given controller class. Parameter map is used to fill up potentially available path variables in the class scope request mapping.

Parameters:

controller - the class to discover the annotation on, must not be null.

parameters - additional parameters to bind to the URI template declared in the annotation, must not be null.

Returns:

linkTo

public static WebMvcLinkBuilder linkTo(Method method)

linkTo

public static WebMvcLinkBuilder linkTo(Method method,
 Object... parameters)

linkTo

public static WebMvcLinkBuilder linkTo(Class<?> controller,
 Method method)

linkTo

public static WebMvcLinkBuilder linkTo(Class<?> controller,
 Method method,
 Object... parameters)

linkTo

public static WebMvcLinkBuilder linkTo(Object invocationValue)

Creates a WebMvcLinkBuilder pointing to a controller method. Hand in a dummy method invocation result you can create via methodOn(Class, Object...) or DummyInvocationUtils.methodOn(Class, Object...).

 @RequestMapping("/customers")
 class CustomerController {

   @RequestMapping("/{id}/addresses")
   HttpEntity<Addresses> showAddresses(@PathVariable Long id) { … }
 }

 Link link = linkTo(methodOn(CustomerController.class).showAddresses(2L)).withRel("addresses");
 

The resulting Link instance will point to /customers/2/addresses and have a rel of addresses. For more details on the method invocation constraints, see DummyInvocationUtils.methodOn(Class, Object...).

Parameters:

invocationValue -

Returns:

afford

public static Affordance afford(Object invocationValue)

Extract a Link from the WebMvcLinkBuilder and look up the related Affordance. Should only be one.

 Link findOneLink = linkTo(methodOn(EmployeeController.class).findOne(id)).withSelfRel()
                .andAffordance(afford(methodOn(EmployeeController.class).updateEmployee(null, id)));
 

This takes a link and adds an Affordance based on another Spring MVC handler method.

Parameters:

invocationValue -

Returns:

methodOn

public static <T> T methodOn(Class<T> controller,
 Object... parameters)

Wrapper for DummyInvocationUtils.methodOn(Class, Object...) to be available in case you work with static imports of WebMvcLinkBuilder.

Parameters:

controller - must not be null.

parameters - parameters to extend template variables in the type level mapping.

Returns:

getThis

protected WebMvcLinkBuilder getThis()

Description copied from class: LinkBuilderSupport

Returns the current concrete instance.

Specified by:

getThis in class LinkBuilderSupport<WebMvcLinkBuilder>

Returns:

createNewInstance

protected WebMvcLinkBuilder createNewInstance(UriComponents components,
 List<Affordance> affordances,
 TemplateVariables variables)

Specified by:

createNewInstance in class TemplateVariableAwareLinkBuilderSupport<WebMvcLinkBuilder>

toUriComponentsBuilder

public UriComponentsBuilder toUriComponentsBuilder()

Returns a UriComponentsBuilder to continue to build the already built URI in a more fine grained way.

Returns: