.. java:import:: java.io IOException

.. java:import:: java.security NoSuchAlgorithmException

.. java:import:: java.util List

.. java:import:: org.apache.commons.fileupload FileItemIterator

.. java:import:: org.apache.commons.fileupload FileItemStream

.. java:import:: org.apache.commons.fileupload FileUploadException

.. java:import:: org.apache.commons.fileupload.disk DiskFileItemFactory

.. java:import:: org.caosdb.server CaosDBException

.. java:import:: org.caosdb.server FileSystem

.. java:import:: org.caosdb.server.database.backend.implementation MySQL.ConnectionException

.. java:import:: org.caosdb.server.entity DeleteEntity

.. java:import:: org.caosdb.server.entity EntityID

.. java:import:: org.caosdb.server.entity FileProperties

.. java:import:: org.caosdb.server.entity InsertEntity

.. java:import:: org.caosdb.server.entity Message

.. java:import:: org.caosdb.server.entity UpdateEntity

.. java:import:: org.caosdb.server.entity.container WritableContainer

.. java:import:: org.caosdb.server.transaction WriteTransaction

.. java:import:: org.caosdb.server.transaction WriteTransactionInterface

.. java:import:: org.caosdb.server.utils ServerMessages

.. java:import:: org.jdom2 Document

.. java:import:: org.jdom2 Element

.. java:import:: org.jdom2 JDOMException

.. java:import:: org.restlet.data MediaType

.. java:import:: org.restlet.ext.fileupload RestletFileUpload

.. java:import:: org.restlet.representation Representation

EntityResource
==============

.. java:package:: org.caosdb.server.resource.transaction
   :noindex:

.. java:type:: public class EntityResource extends RetrieveEntityResource

   Handles POST, PUT, and DELETE requests for Entities.

   The GET requests (Retrieval) is handled in the superclass \ :java:ref:`RetrieveEntityResource`\ .

   :author: Timm Fitschen

Methods
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httpDeleteInChildClass
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

.. java:method:: @Override protected final Representation httpDeleteInChildClass() throws Exception
   :outertype: EntityResource

   Handle entity deletions (DELETE requests).

   Note: The list of entity "specifier" is treated strictly as a list of entity ids. You cannot delete an entity by name.

httpPostInChildClass
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

.. java:method:: @Override protected final Representation httpPostInChildClass(Representation entity) throws xmlNotWellFormedException, Exception
   :outertype: EntityResource

   Handle entity insertions (POST requests).

httpPutInChildClass
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

.. java:method:: @Override protected final Representation httpPutInChildClass(Representation entity) throws ConnectionException, JDOMException, Exception, xmlNotWellFormedException
   :outertype: EntityResource

   Handle entity updates (PUT requests).