SimpleResourcePromise.java

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   Copyright (c) 2014 LinkedIn Corp.

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package com.linkedin.restli.server.resources;


import com.linkedin.data.template.RecordTemplate;
import com.linkedin.parseq.promise.Promise;
import com.linkedin.restli.common.PatchRequest;
import com.linkedin.restli.server.UpdateResponse;


/**
 * @author kparikh
 */
public interface SimpleResourcePromise<V extends RecordTemplate> extends BaseResource, SingleObjectResource<V>
{
  /**
   * Gets this resource.
   *
   * @return null if resource was not found
   */
  Promise<V> get();

  /**
   * Updates this resource.
   *
   * @param entity value to update the resource with
   * @return the status or null if for a default, 204 No Content response
   */
  Promise<UpdateResponse> update(V entity);

  /**
   * Partially update this resource given a Patch Request.
   *
   * @param patch value to update the resource with
   * @return the status or null if for a default, 204 No Content response
   */
  Promise<UpdateResponse> update(PatchRequest<V> patch);

  /**
   * Deletes this resource.
   *
   * @return the status or null if for a default, 204 No Content response
   */
  Promise<UpdateResponse> delete();
}