Endpoint

java.lang.Object
- aeonics.template.Item<Endpoint.Type>
- - aeonics.http.Endpoint

Direct Known Subclasses:

Endpoint.File, Endpoint.Rest, Endpoint.Websocket
```
public abstract class Endpoint
extends Item<Endpoint.Type>
```
This item represents an HTTP endpoint that will produce a response to a request.

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes
Modifier and Type	Class	Description
`static class`	`Endpoint.File`
`static class`	`Endpoint.Rest`	This is the base REST endpoint.
`static class`	`Endpoint.Template`	Superclass template for endpoints
`static class`	`Endpoint.Type`	This is the base endpoint.
`static class`	`Endpoint.Websocket`

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

Endpoint()

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`protected java.lang.Class<? extends Endpoint>`	`category()`	Returns the target entity category.
`Endpoint.Template`	`template()`	Returns the template to build the target entity.

Methods inherited from class aeonics.template.Item
creator, creator, defaultCreator, defaultTarget, defaultType, from, target, target, type, type

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - Endpoint
```
public Endpoint()
```
- Method Detail
  - category
```
protected java.lang.Class<? extends Endpoint> category()
```
    Description copied from class: Item
    
    Returns the target entity category. This method should be implemented by subclasses to specify the entity category.
    
    Specified by:
    
    category in class Item<Endpoint.Type>
    
    Returns:
    
    the target entity category
  - template
```
public Endpoint.Template template()
```
    Description copied from class: Item
    
    Returns the template to build the target entity.
    This method should ultimately be used to provide the final entity template. Although, it may also provide a partial template that subclassed may complement.
    
    Overrides:
    
    template in class Item<Endpoint.Type>
    
    Returns:
    
    the matching entity template