Package org.springframework.hateoas.server

Interface MethodLinkBuilderFactory<T extends LinkBuilder>

All Superinterfaces:
LinkBuilderFactory<T>
All Known Implementing Classes:
WebMvcLinkBuilderFactory
public interface MethodLinkBuilderFactory<T extends LinkBuilder> extends LinkBuilderFactory<T>
Extension of LinkBuilderFactory for implementations that also support creating LinkBuilders by pointing to a method.
Author:
Oliver Gierke

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    T
    linkTo(Class<?> type, Method method)
    Returns a LinkBuilder pointing to the URI mapped to the given Method assuming it was invoked on an object of the given type expanding the mapping using null values as parameters.
    T
    linkTo(Class<?> type, Method method, Object... parameters)
    Returns a LinkBuilder pointing to the URI mapped to the given Method assuming it was invoked on an object of the given type.
    T
    linkTo(Object methodInvocationResult)
    Returns a LinkBuilder pointing to the URI mapped to the method the result is handed into this method.
    T
    linkTo(Method method)
    Returns a LinkBuilder pointing to the URI mapped to the given Method and expanding this mapping using null values as parameters.
    T
    linkTo(Method method, Object... parameters)
    Returns a LinkBuilder pointing to the URI mapped to the given Method and expanding this mapping using the given parameters.

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

    linkTo, linkTo, linkTo

  • Method Details

    • linkTo

      T linkTo(Method method)
      Returns a LinkBuilder pointing to the URI mapped to the given Method and expanding this mapping using null values as parameters.
      Parameters:
      method - must not be null.
      Returns:
      Since:
      1.4

    • linkTo

      T linkTo(Method method, Object... parameters)
      Returns a LinkBuilder pointing to the URI mapped to the given Method and expanding this mapping using the given parameters. The number of parameter values has to match the length of the given method's expected parameters.
      Parameters:
      method - must not be null.
      parameters -
      Returns:

    • linkTo

      T linkTo(Class<?> type, Method method)
      Returns a LinkBuilder pointing to the URI mapped to the given Method assuming it was invoked on an object of the given type expanding the mapping using null values as parameters.
      Parameters:
      type - must not be null.
      method - must not be null.
      Returns:
      Since:
      1.4

    • linkTo

      T linkTo(Class<?> type, Method method, Object... parameters)
      Returns a LinkBuilder pointing to the URI mapped to the given Method assuming it was invoked on an object of the given type. The number of parameter values has to match the length of the given method's expected parameters.
      Parameters:
      type - must not be null.
      method - must not be null.
      parameters -
      Returns:

    • linkTo

      T linkTo(Object methodInvocationResult)
      Returns a LinkBuilder pointing to the URI mapped to the method the result is handed into this method. Use DummyInvocationUtils.methodOn(Class, Object...) to obtain a dummy instance of a controller to record a dummy method invocation on. See WebMvcLinkBuilder.linkTo(Object) for an example.
      Parameters:
      methodInvocationResult - must not be null.
      Returns:
      See Also: