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package org.springframework.data.rest.core.event;
/**
* Base class for {@link RepositoryEvent}s that deal with saving/updating or deleting a linked object.
*
* @author Jon Brisbin
* @author Oliver Gierke
*/
public abstract class LinkedEntityEvent extends RepositoryEvent {
private static final long serialVersionUID = -9071648572128698903L;
private final Object linked;
/**
* Creates a new {@link LinkedEntityEvent} for th given source and linked instance.
*
* @param source must not be {@literal null}.
* @param linked can be {@literal null}.
*/
public LinkedEntityEvent(Object source, Object linked) {
super(source);
this.linked = linked;
}
/**
* Get the linked object.
*
* @return The entity representing the right-hand side of this relationship.
*/
public Object getLinked() {
return linked;
}
}