com.adobe.granite.haf.converter.api

Interface HypermediaConverterFactory

public interface HypermediaConverterFactory

Factory for retrieving HypermediaConverter instances

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
HypermediaConverter	getConverter(ContentType mediaType) Return the Hypermedia converter responsible for serializing Resources for the specific media type.
HypermediaConverter	getDefaultConverter() Return the system's default Hypermedia converter.

Method Detail

getDefaultConverter

HypermediaConverter getDefaultConverter()

Return the system's default Hypermedia converter. Typically this would be used when the client doesn't request a specific media type in the accepts header.

Returns:

The default Hypermedia converter instance

getConverter

HypermediaConverter getConverter(ContentType mediaType)

Return the Hypermedia converter responsible for serializing Resources for the specific media type. If no converters are found that support the request media type then the system's default Hypermedia converter is returned.

Parameters:

mediaType - The media type being requested.

Returns:

The Hypermedia converter instance