org.springframework.hateoas

Class Link

java.lang.Object

org.springframework.hateoas.Link

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:

DefaultCurieProvider.Curie, LinkMixin

public class Link
extends Object
implements Serializable

Value object for links.

Author:

Oliver Gierke, Greg Turnquist, Jens Schauder

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static String	ATOM_NAMESPACE
static LinkRelation	REL_FIRST Deprecated. Use IanaLinkRelations.FIRST instead.
static LinkRelation	REL_LAST Deprecated. Use IanaLinkRelations.LAST instead.
static LinkRelation	REL_NEXT Deprecated. Use IanaLinkRelations.NEXT instead.
static LinkRelation	REL_PREVIOUS Deprecated. Use IanaLinkRelations.PREV instead.
static LinkRelation	REL_SELF Deprecated. Use IanaLinkRelations.SELF instead.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Modifier	Constructor and Description
protected	Link() Empty constructor required by the marshaling framework.
	Link(String href) Deprecated. since 1.1, use of(String)
	Link(String href, LinkRelation rel) Deprecated. since 1.1, use of(String, LinkRelation).
	Link(String href, String rel) Deprecated. since 1.1, use of(String, String).
	Link(UriTemplate template, LinkRelation rel) Deprecated. since 1.1, use of(UriTemplate, LinkRelation).
	Link(UriTemplate template, String rel) Deprecated. since 1.1, use of(UriTemplate, String).

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Link	andAffordance(Affordance affordance) Create new Link with an additional Affordance.
Link	andAffordances(List<Affordance> affordances) Create new Link with additional Affordances.
boolean	equals(Object o)
Link	expand(Map<String,?> arguments) Turns the current template into a Link by expanding it using the given parameters.
Link	expand(Object... arguments) Turns the current template into a Link by expanding it using the given parameters.
List<Affordance>	getAffordances() Returns safe copy of Affordances.
String	getDeprecation()
String	getHref()
String	getHreflang()
String	getMedia()
String	getName()
String	getProfile()
LinkRelation	getRel()
UriTemplate	getTemplate()
String	getTitle()
String	getType()
List<String>	getVariableNames() Returns the variable names contained in the template.
List<TemplateVariable>	getVariables() Returns all TemplateVariables contained in the Link.
int	hashCode()
boolean	hasRel(LinkRelation rel) Returns whether the Link has the given LinkRelation.
boolean	hasRel(String rel) Returns whether the current Link has the given link relation.
boolean	isTemplated() Returns whether or not the link is templated.
static Link	of(String href) Creates a new link to the given URI with the self relation.
static Link	of(String href, LinkRelation relation) Creates a new Link to the given href and LinkRelation.
static Link	of(String href, String relation) Creates a new Link to the given href with the given relation.
static Link	of(UriTemplate template, LinkRelation relation) Creates a new Link to the given UriTemplate and LinkRelation.
static Link	of(UriTemplate template, String relation) Creates a new Link to the given UriTemplate and link relation.
String	toString()
URI	toUri() Returns the current href as URI after expanding the links without any arguments, i.e. all optional URI TemplateVariables will be dropped.
static Link	valueOf(String element) Factory method to easily create Link instances from RFC-8288 compatible String representations of a link.
Link	withAffordances(List<Affordance> affordances) Creats a new Link with the given Affordances.
Link	withDeprecation(String deprecation) Create a new Link by copying all attributes and applying the new deprecation.
Link	withHref(String href) Create a new Link by copying all attributes and applying the new href.
Link	withHreflang(String hreflang) Create a new Link by copying all attributes and applying the new hrefleng.
Link	withMedia(String media) Create a new Link by copying all attributes and applying the new media.
Link	withName(String name) Create a new Link by copying all attributes and applying the new name.
Link	withProfile(String profile) Create a new Link by copying all attributes and applying the new profile.
Link	withRel(LinkRelation relation) Creates a new Link with the same href but given LinkRelation.
Link	withRel(String relation) Creates a new Link with the same href but given LinkRelation.
Link	withSelfRel() Returns a Link pointing to the same URI but with the self relation.
Link	withTitle(String title) Create a new Link by copying all attributes and applying the new title.
Link	withType(String type) Create a new Link by copying all attributes and applying the new type.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

ATOM_NAMESPACE

public static final String ATOM_NAMESPACE

See Also:

Constant Field Values

REL_SELF

@Deprecated
public static final LinkRelation REL_SELF

Deprecated. Use IanaLinkRelations.SELF instead.

REL_FIRST

@Deprecated
public static final LinkRelation REL_FIRST

Deprecated. Use IanaLinkRelations.FIRST instead.

REL_PREVIOUS

@Deprecated
public static final LinkRelation REL_PREVIOUS

Deprecated. Use IanaLinkRelations.PREV instead.

REL_NEXT

@Deprecated
public static final LinkRelation REL_NEXT

Deprecated. Use IanaLinkRelations.NEXT instead.

REL_LAST

@Deprecated
public static final LinkRelation REL_LAST

Deprecated. Use IanaLinkRelations.LAST instead.

Constructor Detail

Link

@Deprecated
public Link(String href)

Deprecated. since 1.1, use of(String)

Creates a new link to the given URI with the self rel.

Parameters:

href - must not be null or empty.

See Also:

IanaLinkRelations.SELF

Link

@Deprecated
public Link(String href,
                        String rel)

Deprecated. since 1.1, use of(String, String).

Creates a new Link to the given URI with the given rel.

Parameters:

href - must not be null or empty.

rel - must not be null or empty.

Link

@Deprecated
public Link(String href,
                        LinkRelation rel)

Deprecated. since 1.1, use of(String, LinkRelation).

Creates a new Link to the given URI with the given rel.

Parameters:

href - must not be null or empty.

rel - must not be null or empty.

Link

@Deprecated
public Link(UriTemplate template,
                        String rel)

Deprecated. since 1.1, use of(UriTemplate, String).

Creates a new Link from the given UriTemplate and rel.

Parameters:

template - must not be null.

rel - must not be null or empty.

Link

@Deprecated
public Link(UriTemplate template,
                        LinkRelation rel)

Deprecated. since 1.1, use of(UriTemplate, LinkRelation).

Creates a new Link from the given UriTemplate and rel.

Parameters:

template - must not be null.

rel - must not be null or empty.

Link

protected Link()

Empty constructor required by the marshaling framework.

Method Detail

of

public static Link of(String href)

Creates a new link to the given URI with the self relation.

Parameters:

href - must not be null or empty.

Returns:

Since:

1.1

See Also:

IanaLinkRelations.SELF

of

public static Link of(String href,
                      String relation)

Creates a new Link to the given href with the given relation.

Parameters:

href - must not be null or empty.

relation - must not be null or empty.

Returns:

Since:

1.1

of

public static Link of(String href,
                      LinkRelation relation)

Creates a new Link to the given href and LinkRelation.

Parameters:

href - must not be null or empty.

relation - must not be null.

Returns:

Since:

1.1

of

public static Link of(UriTemplate template,
                      String relation)

Creates a new Link to the given UriTemplate and link relation.

Parameters:

template - must not be null.

relation - must not be null or empty.

Returns:

Since:

1.1

of

public static Link of(UriTemplate template,
                      LinkRelation relation)

Creates a new Link to the given UriTemplate and LinkRelation.

Parameters:

template - must not be null.

relation - must not be null.

Returns:

Since:

1.1

getAffordances

public List<Affordance> getAffordances()

Returns safe copy of Affordances.

Returns:

withSelfRel

public Link withSelfRel()

Returns a Link pointing to the same URI but with the self relation.

Returns:

andAffordance

public Link andAffordance(Affordance affordance)

Create new Link with an additional Affordance.

Parameters:

affordance - must not be null.

Returns:

andAffordances

public Link andAffordances(List<Affordance> affordances)

Create new Link with additional Affordances.

Parameters:

affordances - must not be null.

Returns:

withAffordances

public Link withAffordances(List<Affordance> affordances)

Creats a new Link with the given Affordances.

Parameters:

affordances - must not be null.

Returns:

getVariableNames

public List<String> getVariableNames()

Returns the variable names contained in the template.

Returns:

getVariables

public List<TemplateVariable> getVariables()

Returns all TemplateVariables contained in the Link.

Returns:

isTemplated

public boolean isTemplated()

Returns whether or not the link is templated.

Returns:

expand

public Link expand(Object... arguments)

Turns the current template into a Link by expanding it using the given parameters.

Parameters:

arguments -

Returns:

expand

public Link expand(Map<String,?> arguments)

Turns the current template into a Link by expanding it using the given parameters.

Parameters:

arguments - must not be null.

Returns:

withRel

public Link withRel(LinkRelation relation)

Creates a new Link with the same href but given LinkRelation.

Parameters:

relation - must not be null.

Returns:

withRel

public Link withRel(String relation)

Creates a new Link with the same href but given LinkRelation.

Parameters:

relation - must not be null or empty.

Returns:

hasRel

public boolean hasRel(String rel)

Returns whether the current Link has the given link relation.

Parameters:

rel - must not be null or empty.

Returns:

hasRel

public boolean hasRel(LinkRelation rel)

Returns whether the Link has the given LinkRelation.

Parameters:

rel - must not be null.

Returns:

toUri

public URI toUri()

Returns the current href as URI after expanding the links without any arguments, i.e. all optional URI TemplateVariables will be dropped. If the href contains mandatory TemplateVariables, the URI creation will fail with an IllegalStateException.

Returns:

will never be null.

Throws:

IllegalStateException - in case the href contains mandatory URI TemplateVariables.

valueOf

public static Link valueOf(String element)

Factory method to easily create Link instances from RFC-8288 compatible String representations of a link.

Parameters:

element - an RFC-8288 compatible representation of a link.

Returns:

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if a String was given that does not adhere to RFC-8288.

IllegalArgumentException - if no rel attribute could be found.

withHref

public Link withHref(String href)

Create a new Link by copying all attributes and applying the new href.

Parameters:

href -

Returns:

withHreflang

public Link withHreflang(String hreflang)

Create a new Link by copying all attributes and applying the new hrefleng.

Parameters:

hreflang -

Returns:

withMedia

public Link withMedia(String media)

Create a new Link by copying all attributes and applying the new media.

Parameters:

media -

Returns:

withTitle

public Link withTitle(String title)

Create a new Link by copying all attributes and applying the new title.

Parameters:

title -

Returns:

withType

public Link withType(String type)

Create a new Link by copying all attributes and applying the new type.

Parameters:

type -

Returns:

withDeprecation

public Link withDeprecation(String deprecation)

Create a new Link by copying all attributes and applying the new deprecation.

Parameters:

deprecation -

Returns:

withProfile

public Link withProfile(String profile)

Create a new Link by copying all attributes and applying the new profile.

Parameters:

profile -

Returns:

withName

public Link withName(String name)

Create a new Link by copying all attributes and applying the new name.

Parameters:

name -

Returns:

getRel

public LinkRelation getRel()

getHref

public String getHref()

getHreflang

public String getHreflang()

getMedia

public String getMedia()

getTitle

public String getTitle()

getType

public String getType()

getDeprecation

public String getDeprecation()

getProfile

public String getProfile()

getName

public String getName()

getTemplate

public UriTemplate getTemplate()

equals

public boolean equals(Object o)

Overrides:

equals in class Object

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Overrides:

hashCode in class Object

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Object