org.springframework.data.repository

Interface CrudRepository<T,ID>

All Superinterfaces:

Repository<T,ID>

All Known Subinterfaces:

PagingAndSortingRepository<T,ID>

@NoRepositoryBean
public interface CrudRepository<T,ID>
extends Repository<T,ID>

Interface for generic CRUD operations on a repository for a specific type.

Author:

Oliver Gierke, Eberhard Wolff

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
long	count() Returns the number of entities available.
void	delete(T entity) Deletes a given entity.
void	deleteAll() Deletes all entities managed by the repository.
void	deleteAll(Iterable<? extends T> entities) Deletes the given entities.
void	deleteById(ID id) Deletes the entity with the given id.
boolean	existsById(ID id) Returns whether an entity with the given id exists.
Iterable<T>	findAll() Returns all instances of the type.
Iterable<T>	findAllById(Iterable<ID> ids) Returns all instances of the type T with the given IDs.
Optional<T>	findById(ID id) Retrieves an entity by its id.
<S extends T> S	save(S entity) Saves a given entity.
<S extends T> Iterable<S>	saveAll(Iterable<S> entities) Saves all given entities.

Method Detail

save

<S extends T> S save(S entity)

Saves a given entity. Use the returned instance for further operations as the save operation might have changed the entity instance completely.

Parameters:

entity - must not be null.

Returns:

the saved entity; will never be null.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - in case the given entity is null.

saveAll

<S extends T> Iterable<S> saveAll(Iterable<S> entities)

Saves all given entities.

Parameters:

entities - must not be null nor must it contain null.

Returns:

the saved entities; will never be null. The returned Iterable will have the same size as the Iterable passed as an argument.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - in case the given entities or one of its entities is null.

findById

Optional<T> findById(ID id)

Retrieves an entity by its id.

Parameters:

id - must not be null.

Returns:

the entity with the given id or Optional#empty() if none found.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if id is null.

existsById

boolean existsById(ID id)

Returns whether an entity with the given id exists.

Parameters:

id - must not be null.

Returns:

true if an entity with the given id exists, false otherwise.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if id is null.

findAll

Iterable<T> findAll()

Returns all instances of the type.

Returns:

all entities

findAllById

Iterable<T> findAllById(Iterable<ID> ids)

Returns all instances of the type T with the given IDs.

If some or all ids are not found, no entities are returned for these IDs.

Note that the order of elements in the result is not guaranteed.

Parameters:

ids - must not be null nor contain any null values.

Returns:

guaranteed to be not null. The size can be equal or less than the number of given ids.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - in case the given ids or one of its items is null.

count

long count()

Returns the number of entities available.

Returns:

the number of entities.

deleteById

void deleteById(ID id)

Deletes the entity with the given id.

Parameters:

id - must not be null.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - in case the given id is null

delete

void delete(T entity)

Deletes a given entity.

Parameters:

entity - must not be null.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - in case the given entity is null.

deleteAll

void deleteAll(Iterable<? extends T> entities)

Deletes the given entities.

Parameters:

entities - must not be null. Must not contain null elements.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - in case the given entities or one of its entities is null.

deleteAll

void deleteAll()

Deletes all entities managed by the repository.