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[jsr339-experts] Re: [jax-rs-spec users] Why is Reader/WriterInterceptor generic?

From: Santiago Pericas-Geertsen <Santiago.PericasGeertsen_at_oracle.com>
Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2012 10:38:54 -0500

On Feb 1, 2012, at 10:17 AM, Bill Burke wrote:

> Is the generic type supposed to be used for matching purposes? i.e. if you have
>
> ReaderInterceptor<Widget>
>
> that interceptor will only be applied to that type?

 No, that was never the intent. I think we've been going back and forth on the use of generics in the interceptors. What is your preference?

-- Santiago

> Not good, IMO, as you would need to recalcuate interceptors chains per-request (on the client) and per-response (on the server). Is there really an existing usecase on why we need this?
>
> If you want to go this route, IMO, Reader/WriterInterceptor should have a isReadable()/isWritable() method just like MessageBodyReader/Writer has. Also you should be allowed to have @Produces/_at_Consumes which would effect binding as well.
>
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