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package org.springframework.data.rest.core.support;

import org.springframework.hateoas.Link;

/**
 * Component to create self links for entity instances.
 *
 * @author Oliver Gierke
 * @since 2.5
 * @soundtrack Trio Rotation - Rotation
 */
public interface SelfLinkProvider {

	/**
	 * Returns the self link for the given entity instance. Only call this with an actual entity instance. Otherwise,
	 * prefer {@link #createSelfLinkFor(Class, Object)}.
	 *
	 * @param instance must never be {@literal null}.
	 * @return will never be {@literal null}.
	 * @see #createSelfLinkFor(Class, Object)
	 */
	Link createSelfLinkFor(Object instance);

	/**
	 * Returns the self link for the entity of the given type and the given reference. The latter can be an instance of
	 * the former, an identifier value of the former or anything that can be converted into an identifier in the first
	 * place.
	 *
	 * @param type must not be {@literal null}.
	 * @param reference must not be {@literal null}.
	 * @return will never be {@literal null}.
	 * @since 3.5
	 */
	Link createSelfLinkFor(Class<?> type, Object reference);
}
