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package com.google.gerrit.extensions.restapi;
/**
* RestView to read a resource without modification.
*
* @param <R> type of resource the view reads.
*/
public interface RestReadView<R extends RestResource> extends RestView<R> {
/**
* Process the view operation by reading from the resource.
*
* @param resource resource to read.
* @return result to return to the client. Use {@link BinaryResult} to avoid
* automatic conversion to JSON.
* @throws AuthException the client is not permitted to access this view.
* @throws BadRequestException the request was incorrectly specified and
* cannot be handled by this view.
* @throws ResourceConflictException the resource state does not permit this
* view to make the changes at this time.
* @throws Exception the implementation of the view failed. The exception will
* be logged and HTTP 500 Internal Server Error will be returned to
* the client.
*/
Object apply(R resource) throws AuthException, BadRequestException,
ResourceConflictException, Exception;
}