ContextResolver.java

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package org.restlet.ext.jaxrs.internal.wrappers.provider;

import javax.ws.rs.core.MediaType;

/**
 * Wrapper for an initialized JAX-RS {@link javax.ws.rs.ext.ContextResolver}.
 * 
 * @author Stephan Koops
 */
public interface ContextResolver {
    /**
     * Returns the wrapped ContextResolver
     * 
     * @return the wrapped ContextResolver
     */
    javax.ws.rs.ext.ContextResolver<?> getContextResolver();

    /**
     * Checks, if the wrapped ContextResolver supports the given
     * {@link MediaType}.
     * 
     * @param mediaType
     *            the {@link MediaType} to check for support.
     * @return true, if the requested {@link MediaType} is supported, otherwise
     *         false.
     */
    boolean supportsWrite(MediaType mediaType);
}