org.springframework.data.rest.repository

Interface EntityMetadata<A extends AttributeMetadata>

All Known Implementing Classes:

JpaEntityMetadata

public interface EntityMetadata<A extends AttributeMetadata>

Encapsulates necessary metadata about a generic entity.

Author:

Jon Brisbin

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
A	attribute(java.lang.String name) Get AttributeMetadata by name.
java.util.Map<java.lang.String,A>	embeddedAttributes() A Map of attribute metadata keyed on the attribute's name.
A	idAttribute() The AttributeMetadata representing the ID of the entity.
java.util.Map<java.lang.String,A>	linkedAttributes() A Map of linked attribute metadata keyed on the attribute's name.
java.lang.Class<?>	type() The class of this entity.
A	versionAttribute() The AttributeMetadata representing the version of the entity, if applicable.

Method Detail

type

java.lang.Class<?> type()

The class of this entity.

Returns:

Type of this domain class.

embeddedAttributes

java.util.Map<java.lang.String,A> embeddedAttributes()

A Map of attribute metadata keyed on the attribute's name.

Returns:

Attributes that do not involve relationships.

linkedAttributes

java.util.Map<java.lang.String,A> linkedAttributes()

A Map of linked attribute metadata keyed on the attribute's name.

Returns:

Attributes that involve relationships.

idAttribute

A idAttribute()

The AttributeMetadata representing the ID of the entity.

Returns:

AttributeMetadata for the ID.

versionAttribute

A versionAttribute()

The AttributeMetadata representing the version of the entity, if applicable.

Returns:

AttributeMetadata or null if no version attributes exists.

attribute

A attribute(java.lang.String name)

Get AttributeMetadata by name.

Parameters:

name - The name of the attribute.

Returns:

AttributeMetadata or null if that attribute doesn't exist.