Representation.java

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 *
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 */
package org.openmrs.module.webservices.rest.web.representation;

import org.openmrs.module.webservices.rest.web.annotation.Resource;

/**
 * A representation under which a {@link Resource} can be fetched
 */
public interface Representation {
	
	Representation DEFAULT = new DefaultRepresentation();
	
	Representation REF = new RefRepresentation();
	
	Representation FULL = new FullRepresentation();
	
	/**
	 * @return a unique string that distinguishes this representation from all others
	 */
	String getRepresentation();
	
}