Link.java

/**
 *
 * Copyright 2009-2011 Rickard Öberg AB
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
 *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
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package org.qi4j.library.rest.common.link;

import org.qi4j.api.common.Optional;
import org.qi4j.api.property.Property;
import org.qi4j.api.value.ValueComposite;

/**
 * Link value
 */
public interface Link
      extends ValueComposite
{
   /**
    * This is typically the description of the entity
    *
    * @return The text attribute of the Link.
    */
   @Optional
   Property<String> text();

   /**
    * This is typically the id of the entity
    *
    * @return The id attribute of the Link.
    */
   Property<String> id();

   /**
    * This is the href of the entity, relative to the producer of the LinkValue
    *
    * @return The href attribute of the Link.
    */
   Property<String> href();

   /**
    * This is the type of the link, typically to help differentiate between
    * different types of resources.
    *
    * @return The rel attribute of the Link.
    */
   @Optional
   Property<String> rel();

   /**
    * These are the classes of the link, typically to help categorize the link. Space-separated list.
    *
    * @return A space-separated list of classes of the Link.
    */
   @Optional
   Property<String> classes();
}