org.forgerock.http

Interface ApiProducer<D>

Type Parameters:

D - The type of descriptor object that the producer supports.

All Known Implementing Classes:

CrestApiProducer

public interface ApiProducer<D>

A producer of API Descriptions. The class will provide the ability to mutate existing descriptor objects in order to amend paths and versions, and can merge a list of descriptors into one descriptor. It will also add generic description information to a descriptor object.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
D	addApiInfo(D descriptor) Add common API Info to the descriptor.
D	merge(List<D> descriptors) Merge the provided descriptors into a single descriptor.
ApiProducer<D>	newChildProducer(String idFragment) Create a child producer with the same type, but with the extra ID fragment.
D	withPath(D descriptor, String parentPath) Mutate the provided descriptor to add the specified path.
D	withVersion(D descriptor, Version version) Mutate the provided descriptor to add the specified version.

Method Detail

withPath

D withPath(D descriptor,
           String parentPath)

Mutate the provided descriptor to add the specified path.

Parameters:

descriptor - The descriptor to be mutated.

parentPath - The path to add to the descriptor.

Returns:

The new descriptor.

withVersion

D withVersion(D descriptor,
              Version version)

Mutate the provided descriptor to add the specified version.

Parameters:

descriptor - The descriptor to be mutated.

version - The version to apply to the resource.

Returns:

The new descriptor.

merge

D merge(List<D> descriptors)

Merge the provided descriptors into a single descriptor.

Parameters:

descriptors - The descriptors to be merged.

Returns:

The merged descriptor.

addApiInfo

D addApiInfo(D descriptor)

Add common API Info to the descriptor.

Parameters:

descriptor - The descriptor.

Returns:

The modified descriptor.

newChildProducer

ApiProducer<D> newChildProducer(String idFragment)

Create a child producer with the same type, but with the extra ID fragment.

Parameters:

idFragment - The fragment of the ID for this producer.

Returns:

The new producer.