Create an extension mechanism that lets users tie into process of turning a domain object into a representation object [DATAREST-7]

Jon Brisbin opened DATAREST-7 and commented

We need to be able to inspect, validate, or alter the representation of the object going back to the client. One way to do this is to provide a system of annotations that users can put on their classes that the exporter will recognize and call when that lifecycle event is triggered. The exporter could invoke a handler method of a class annotated with a @ResourceHandler annotation and specifying the domain class it's a handler for

Affects: 1.0 - M1

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Start by locating the exporter process that turns a domain object into a representation and identify where a @ResourceHandler-based handler could be invoked. Review how handler methods would be associated with their domain class, then define the extension behavior for inspecting, validating, or altering the representation before it is returned to the client.