ResourceReference.java

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package com.springsource.greenhouse.utils;

/**
 * A reference to another REST-ful resource.
 * @author Keith Donald
 */
public class ResourceReference<T> {
	
	private final T id;
	
	private final String label;

	public ResourceReference(T id, String label) {
		this.id = id;
		this.label = label;
	}

	/**
	 * The id of the refernced entity.
	 * Used to generate a hyperlink to the resource.
	 */
	public T getId() {
		return id;
	}

	/**
	 * A caption or label for the entity.
	 */
	public String getLabel() {
		return label;
	}
	
}