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package org.springframework.data.rest.core.mapping;
/**
* A custom resource mapping for collection resources.
*
* @author Oliver Gierke
*/
public interface CollectionResourceMapping extends ResourceMapping {
/**
* Returns the relation type pointing to the item resource within a collection.
*
* @return
*/
String getItemResourceRel();
/**
* Returns the {@link ResourceDescription} for the item resource.
*
* @return
*/
ResourceDescription getItemResourceDescription();
/**
* Returns the projection type to be used when embedding item resources into collections and related resources. If
* {@literal null} is returned this will mean full rendering for collections and no rendering for related resources.
*
* @return
*/
Class<?> getExcerptProjection();
}