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= Spring Data REST
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_Spring Data REST exports Spring Data repositories as REST resources through WebMVC.
It eases development of applications with a consistent programming model backed by Spring Data modules sources._

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xref:intro.adoc[Introduction] :: Introduction to Spring Data REST and Examples
xref:repository-resources.adoc[Repository Resources] :: Exporting Repositories as REST Resources
xref:representations.adoc[Representations] :: Domain Object Representations (Object Mapping)
xref:etags-and-other-conditionals.adoc[Conditionals] :: Conditional Operations with ETag and other Headers
xref:validation.adoc[Validation] :: Validator Integration
xref:events.adoc[Events] :: Listening to REST Events
xref:integration.adoc[Integration] :: Integration with Spring Data REST components
xref:metadata.adoc[Metadata] :: ALPS and JSON Schema
xref:security.adoc[Security] :: Spring Security Integration
xref:tools.adoc[Tools] :: HAL Explorer
xref:customizing-sdr.adoc[Customizing] :: Tutorials and Recipes to customize Spring Data REST
https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-data-commons/wiki[Wiki] :: What's New,
Upgrade Notes, Supported Versions, additional cross-version information.

Jon Brisbin, Oliver Drotbohm, Greg Turnquist, Jay Bryant

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