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

/**
 * @author Oliver Gierke
 */
public interface ResourceMappings extends Iterable<ResourceMetadata> {

	/**
	 * Returns a {@link ResourceMetadata} for the given type if available.
	 * 
	 * @param type must not be {@literal null}.
	 * @return the {@link ResourceMetadata} if available or {@literal null} otherwise.
	 */
	ResourceMetadata getMetadataFor(Class<?> type);

	/**
	 * Returns the {@link ResourceMapping}s for the search resources of the given type.
	 * 
	 * @param type must not be {@literal null}.
	 * @return will never be {@literal null}.
	 */
	SearchResourceMappings getSearchResourceMappings(Class<?> type);

	/**
	 * Returns whether we have a {@link ResourceMapping} for the given type and it is exported.
	 * 
	 * @param type
	 * @return
	 */
	boolean exportsMappingFor(Class<?> type);

	/**
	 * Returns whether we export a top-level resource for the given path.
	 * 
	 * @param path must not be {@literal null} or empty.
	 * @return
	 */
	boolean exportsTopLevelResourceFor(String path);

	/**
	 * Returns whether we have a {@link ResourceMapping} for the given type.
	 * 
	 * @param type must not be {@literal null}.
	 * @return
	 */
	boolean hasMappingFor(Class<?> type);
}
