HypermediaDocumentation

java.lang.Object
- org.springframework.restdocs.hypermedia.HypermediaDocumentation

```
public abstract class HypermediaDocumentation
extends java.lang.Object
```
Static factory methods for documenting a RESTful API that utilizes Hypermedia.

Author:

Andy Wilkinson, Marcel Overdijk

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`static LinkExtractor`	`atomLinks()` Returns a `LinkExtractor` capable of extracting links in Atom format where the links are found in an array named `links`.
`static LinkExtractor`	`halLinks()` Returns a `LinkExtractor` capable of extracting links in Hypermedia Application Language (HAL) format where the links are found in a map named `_links`.
`static LinksSnippet`	`links(LinkDescriptor... descriptors)` Returns a new `Snippet` that will document the links in the API operation's response.
`static LinksSnippet`	`links(LinkExtractor linkExtractor, LinkDescriptor... descriptors)` Returns a new `Snippet` that will document the links in the API operation's response.
`static LinksSnippet`	`links(LinkExtractor linkExtractor, java.util.List<LinkDescriptor> descriptors)` Returns a new `Snippet` that will document the links in the API operation's response.
`static LinksSnippet`	`links(LinkExtractor linkExtractor, java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.Object> attributes, LinkDescriptor... descriptors)` Returns a new `Snippet` that will document the links in the API operation's response.
`static LinksSnippet`	`links(LinkExtractor linkExtractor, java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.Object> attributes, java.util.List<LinkDescriptor> descriptors)` Returns a new `Snippet` that will document the links in the API operation's response.
`static LinksSnippet`	`links(java.util.List<LinkDescriptor> descriptors)` Returns a new `Snippet` that will document the links in the API operation's response.
`static LinksSnippet`	`links(java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.Object> attributes, LinkDescriptor... descriptors)` Returns a new `Snippet` that will document the links in the API call's response.
`static LinksSnippet`	`links(java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.Object> attributes, java.util.List<LinkDescriptor> descriptors)` Returns a new `Snippet` that will document the links in the API call's response.
`static LinkDescriptor`	`linkWithRel(java.lang.String rel)` Creates a `LinkDescriptor` that describes a link with the given `rel`.
`static LinksSnippet`	`relaxedLinks(LinkDescriptor... descriptors)` Returns a new `Snippet` that will document the links in the API operation's response.
`static LinksSnippet`	`relaxedLinks(LinkExtractor linkExtractor, LinkDescriptor... descriptors)` Returns a new `Snippet` that will document the links in the API operation's response.
`static LinksSnippet`	`relaxedLinks(LinkExtractor linkExtractor, java.util.List<LinkDescriptor> descriptors)` Returns a new `Snippet` that will document the links in the API operation's response.
`static LinksSnippet`	`relaxedLinks(LinkExtractor linkExtractor, java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.Object> attributes, LinkDescriptor... descriptors)` Returns a new `Snippet` that will document the links in the API operation's response.
`static LinksSnippet`	`relaxedLinks(LinkExtractor linkExtractor, java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.Object> attributes, java.util.List<LinkDescriptor> descriptors)` Returns a new `Snippet` that will document the links in the API operation's response.
`static LinksSnippet`	`relaxedLinks(java.util.List<LinkDescriptor> descriptors)` Returns a new `Snippet` that will document the links in the API operation's response.
`static LinksSnippet`	`relaxedLinks(java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.Object> attributes, LinkDescriptor... descriptors)` Returns a new `Snippet` that will document the links in the API call's response.
`static LinksSnippet`	`relaxedLinks(java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.Object> attributes, java.util.List<LinkDescriptor> descriptors)` Returns a new `Snippet` that will document the links in the API call's response.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Method Detail
  - linkWithRel
```
public static LinkDescriptor linkWithRel(java.lang.String rel)
```
    Creates a LinkDescriptor that describes a link with the given rel.
    
    Parameters:
    
    rel - the rel of the link
    
    Returns:
    
    a LinkDescriptor ready for further configuration
  - links
```
public static LinksSnippet links(LinkDescriptor... descriptors)
```
    Returns a new Snippet that will document the links in the API operation's response. Links will be extracted from the response automatically based on its content type and will be documented using the given descriptors.
    If a link is present in the response, but is not documented by one of the descriptors, a failure will occur when the snippet is invoked. Similarly, if a link is documented, is not marked as optional, and is not present in the response, a failure will also occur.
    If you do not want to document a link, a link descriptor can be marked as IgnorableDescriptor.ignored. This will prevent it from appearing in the generated snippet while avoiding the failure described above.
    If a descriptor does not have a description, the title of the link will be used. If the link does not have a title a failure will occur.
    
    Parameters:
    
    descriptors - the descriptions of the response's links
    
    Returns:
    
    the snippet that will document the links
  - links
```
public static LinksSnippet links(java.util.List<LinkDescriptor> descriptors)
```
    Returns a new Snippet that will document the links in the API operation's response. Links will be extracted from the response automatically based on its content type and will be documented using the given descriptors.
    If a link is present in the response, but is not documented by one of the descriptors, a failure will occur when the snippet is invoked. Similarly, if a link is documented, is not marked as optional, and is not present in the response, a failure will also occur.
    If you do not want to document a link, a link descriptor can be marked as IgnorableDescriptor.ignored. This will prevent it from appearing in the generated snippet while avoiding the failure described above.
    If a descriptor does not have a description, the title of the link will be used. If the link does not have a title a failure will occur.
    
    Parameters:
    
    descriptors - the descriptions of the response's links
    
    Returns:
    
    the snippet that will document the links
  - relaxedLinks
```
public static LinksSnippet relaxedLinks(LinkDescriptor... descriptors)
```
    Returns a new Snippet that will document the links in the API operation's response. Links will be extracted from the response automatically based on its content type and will be documented using the given descriptors.
    If a link is documented, is not marked as optional, and is not present in the response, a failure will occur. Any undocumented links will be ignored.
    If a descriptor does not have a description, the title of the link will be used. If the link does not have a title a failure will occur.
    
    Parameters:
    
    descriptors - the descriptions of the response's links
    
    Returns:
    
    the snippet that will document the links
  - relaxedLinks
```
public static LinksSnippet relaxedLinks(java.util.List<LinkDescriptor> descriptors)
```
    Returns a new Snippet that will document the links in the API operation's response. Links will be extracted from the response automatically based on its content type and will be documented using the given descriptors.
    If a link is documented, is not marked as optional, and is not present in the response, a failure will occur. Any undocumented links will be ignored.
    If a descriptor does not have a description, the title of the link will be used. If the link does not have a title a failure will occur.
    
    Parameters:
    
    descriptors - the descriptions of the response's links
    
    Returns:
    
    the snippet that will document the links
  - links
```
public static LinksSnippet links(java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.Object> attributes,
                                 LinkDescriptor... descriptors)
```
    Returns a new Snippet that will document the links in the API call's response. The given attributes will be available during snippet generation. Links will be extracted from the response automatically based on its content type and will be documented using the given descriptors.
    If a link is present in the response, but is not documented by one of the descriptors, a failure will occur when the snippet is invoked. Similarly, if a link is documented, is not marked as optional, and is not present in the response, a failure will also occur.
    If you do not want to document a link, a link descriptor can be marked as IgnorableDescriptor.ignored. This will prevent it from appearing in the generated snippet while avoiding the failure described above.
    If a descriptor does not have a description, the title of the link will be used. If the link does not have a title a failure will occur.
    
    Parameters:
    
    attributes - the attributes
    
    descriptors - the descriptions of the response's links
    
    Returns:
    
    the snippet that will document the links
  - links
```
public static LinksSnippet links(java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.Object> attributes,
                                 java.util.List<LinkDescriptor> descriptors)
```
    Returns a new Snippet that will document the links in the API call's response. The given attributes will be available during snippet generation. Links will be extracted from the response automatically based on its content type and will be documented using the given descriptors.
    If a link is present in the response, but is not documented by one of the descriptors, a failure will occur when the snippet is invoked. Similarly, if a link is documented, is not marked as optional, and is not present in the response, a failure will also occur.
    If you do not want to document a link, a link descriptor can be marked as IgnorableDescriptor.ignored. This will prevent it from appearing in the generated snippet while avoiding the failure described above.
    If a descriptor does not have a description, the title of the link will be used. If the link does not have a title a failure will occur.
    
    Parameters:
    
    attributes - the attributes
    
    descriptors - the descriptions of the response's links
    
    Returns:
    
    the snippet that will document the links
  - relaxedLinks
```
public static LinksSnippet relaxedLinks(java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.Object> attributes,
                                        LinkDescriptor... descriptors)
```
    Returns a new Snippet that will document the links in the API call's response. The given attributes will be available during snippet generation. Links will be extracted from the response automatically based on its content type and will be documented using the given descriptors.
    If a link is documented, is not marked as optional, and is not present in the response, a failure will occur. Any undocumented links will be ignored.
    If a descriptor does not have a description, the title of the link will be used. If the link does not have a title a failure will occur.
    
    Parameters:
    
    attributes - the attributes
    
    descriptors - the descriptions of the response's links
    
    Returns:
    
    the snippet that will document the links
  - relaxedLinks
```
public static LinksSnippet relaxedLinks(java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.Object> attributes,
                                        java.util.List<LinkDescriptor> descriptors)
```
    Returns a new Snippet that will document the links in the API call's response. The given attributes will be available during snippet generation. Links will be extracted from the response automatically based on its content type and will be documented using the given descriptors.
    If a link is documented, is not marked as optional, and is not present in the response, a failure will occur. Any undocumented links will be ignored.
    If a descriptor does not have a description, the title of the link will be used. If the link does not have a title a failure will occur.
    
    Parameters:
    
    attributes - the attributes
    
    descriptors - the descriptions of the response's links
    
    Returns:
    
    the snippet that will document the links
  - links
```
public static LinksSnippet links(LinkExtractor linkExtractor,
                                 LinkDescriptor... descriptors)
```
    Returns a new Snippet that will document the links in the API operation's response. Links will be extracted from the response using the given linkExtractor and will be documented using the given descriptors.
    If a link is present in the response, but is not documented by one of the descriptors, a failure will occur when the snippet is invoked. Similarly, if a link is documented, is not marked as optional, and is not present in the response, a failure will also occur.
    If you do not want to document a link, a link descriptor can be marked as IgnorableDescriptor.ignored. This will prevent it from appearing in the generated snippet while avoiding the failure described above.
    If a descriptor does not have a description, the title of the link will be used. If the link does not have a title a failure will occur.
    
    Parameters:
    
    linkExtractor - used to extract the links from the response
    
    descriptors - the descriptions of the response's links
    
    Returns:
    
    the snippet that will document the links
  - links
```
public static LinksSnippet links(LinkExtractor linkExtractor,
                                 java.util.List<LinkDescriptor> descriptors)
```
    Returns a new Snippet that will document the links in the API operation's response. Links will be extracted from the response using the given linkExtractor and will be documented using the given descriptors.
    If a link is present in the response, but is not documented by one of the descriptors, a failure will occur when the snippet is invoked. Similarly, if a link is documented, is not marked as optional, and is not present in the response, a failure will also occur.
    If you do not want to document a link, a link descriptor can be marked as IgnorableDescriptor.ignored. This will prevent it from appearing in the generated snippet while avoiding the failure described above.
    If a descriptor does not have a description, the title of the link will be used. If the link does not have a title a failure will occur.
    
    Parameters:
    
    linkExtractor - used to extract the links from the response
    
    descriptors - the descriptions of the response's links
    
    Returns:
    
    the snippet that will document the links
  - relaxedLinks
```
public static LinksSnippet relaxedLinks(LinkExtractor linkExtractor,
                                        LinkDescriptor... descriptors)
```
    Returns a new Snippet that will document the links in the API operation's response. Links will be extracted from the response using the given linkExtractor and will be documented using the given descriptors.
    If a link is documented, is not marked as optional, and is not present in the response, a failure will occur. Any undocumented links will be ignored.
    If a descriptor does not have a description, the title of the link will be used. If the link does not have a title a failure will occur.
    
    Parameters:
    
    linkExtractor - used to extract the links from the response
    
    descriptors - the descriptions of the response's links
    
    Returns:
    
    the snippet that will document the links
  - relaxedLinks
```
public static LinksSnippet relaxedLinks(LinkExtractor linkExtractor,
                                        java.util.List<LinkDescriptor> descriptors)
```
    Returns a new Snippet that will document the links in the API operation's response. Links will be extracted from the response using the given linkExtractor and will be documented using the given descriptors.
    If a link is documented, is not marked as optional, and is not present in the response, a failure will occur. Any undocumented links will be ignored.
    If a descriptor does not have a description, the title of the link will be used. If the link does not have a title a failure will occur.
    
    Parameters:
    
    linkExtractor - used to extract the links from the response
    
    descriptors - the descriptions of the response's links
    
    Returns:
    
    the snippet that will document the links
  - links
```
public static LinksSnippet links(LinkExtractor linkExtractor,
                                 java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.Object> attributes,
                                 LinkDescriptor... descriptors)
```
    Returns a new Snippet that will document the links in the API operation's response. The given attributes will be available during snippet generation. Links will be extracted from the response using the given linkExtractor and will be documented using the given descriptors.
    If a link is present in the response, but is not documented by one of the descriptors, a failure will occur when the snippet is invoked. Similarly, if a link is documented, is not marked as optional, and is not present in the response, a failure will also occur.
    If you do not want to document a link, a link descriptor can be marked as IgnorableDescriptor.ignored. This will prevent it from appearing in the generated snippet while avoiding the failure described above.
    If a descriptor does not have a description, the title of the link will be used. If the link does not have a title a failure will occur.
    
    Parameters:
    
    attributes - the attributes
    
    linkExtractor - used to extract the links from the response
    
    descriptors - the descriptions of the response's links
    
    Returns:
    
    the snippet that will document the links
  - links
```
public static LinksSnippet links(LinkExtractor linkExtractor,
                                 java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.Object> attributes,
                                 java.util.List<LinkDescriptor> descriptors)
```
    Returns a new Snippet that will document the links in the API operation's response. The given attributes will be available during snippet generation. Links will be extracted from the response using the given linkExtractor and will be documented using the given descriptors.
    If a link is present in the response, but is not documented by one of the descriptors, a failure will occur when the snippet is invoked. Similarly, if a link is documented, is not marked as optional, and is not present in the response, a failure will also occur.
    If you do not want to document a link, a link descriptor can be marked as IgnorableDescriptor.ignored. This will prevent it from appearing in the generated snippet while avoiding the failure described above.
    If a descriptor does not have a description, the title of the link will be used. If the link does not have a title a failure will occur.
    
    Parameters:
    
    attributes - the attributes
    
    linkExtractor - used to extract the links from the response
    
    descriptors - the descriptions of the response's links
    
    Returns:
    
    the snippet that will document the links
  - relaxedLinks
```
public static LinksSnippet relaxedLinks(LinkExtractor linkExtractor,
                                        java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.Object> attributes,
                                        LinkDescriptor... descriptors)
```
    Returns a new Snippet that will document the links in the API operation's response. The given attributes will be available during snippet generation. Links will be extracted from the response using the given linkExtractor and will be documented using the given descriptors.
    If a link is documented, is not marked as optional, and is not present in the response, a failure will occur. Any undocumented links will be ignored.
    If a descriptor does not have a description, the title of the link will be used. If the link does not have a title a failure will occur.
    
    Parameters:
    
    attributes - the attributes
    
    linkExtractor - used to extract the links from the response
    
    descriptors - the descriptions of the response's links
    
    Returns:
    
    the snippet that will document the links
  - relaxedLinks
```
public static LinksSnippet relaxedLinks(LinkExtractor linkExtractor,
                                        java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.Object> attributes,
                                        java.util.List<LinkDescriptor> descriptors)
```
    Returns a new Snippet that will document the links in the API operation's response. The given attributes will be available during snippet generation. Links will be extracted from the response using the given linkExtractor and will be documented using the given descriptors.
    If a link is documented, is not marked as optional, and is not present in the response, a failure will occur. Any undocumented links will be ignored.
    If a descriptor does not have a description, the title of the link will be used. If the link does not have a title a failure will occur.
    
    Parameters:
    
    attributes - the attributes
    
    linkExtractor - used to extract the links from the response
    
    descriptors - the descriptions of the response's links
    
    Returns:
    
    the snippet that will document the links
  - halLinks
```
public static LinkExtractor halLinks()
```
    Returns a LinkExtractor capable of extracting links in Hypermedia Application Language (HAL) format where the links are found in a map named _links. For example:
```
 {
     "_links": {
         "self": {
             "href": "http://example.com/foo"
         }
     }
 }
 
```
    Returns:
    
    the extractor for HAL-style links
  - atomLinks
```
public static LinkExtractor atomLinks()
```
    Returns a LinkExtractor capable of extracting links in Atom format where the links are found in an array named links. For example:
```
 {
     "links": [
         {
             "rel": "self",
             "href": "http://example.com/foo"
         }
     ]
 }
 
```
    Returns:
    
    the extractor for Atom-style links

Class HypermediaDocumentation

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Method Detail

linkWithRel

links

links

relaxedLinks

relaxedLinks

links

links

relaxedLinks

relaxedLinks

links

links

relaxedLinks

relaxedLinks

links

links

relaxedLinks

relaxedLinks

halLinks

atomLinks