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package com.google.gerrit.extensions.restapi;
/**
* Optional interface for {@link RestCollection}.
* <p>
* Collections that implement this interface can accept a {@code PUT} or
* {@code POST} when the parse method throws {@link ResourceNotFoundException}.
*/
public interface AcceptsCreate<P extends RestResource> {
/**
* Handle creation of a child resource.
*
* @param parent parent collection handle.
* @param id id of the resource being created.
* @return a view to perform the creation. The create method must embed the id
* into the newly returned view object, as it will not be passed.
* @throws RestApiException the view cannot be constructed.
*/
<I> RestModifyView<P, I> create(P parent, IdString id) throws RestApiException;
}