Package org.jboss.resteasy.spi

## Interface DecoratorProcessor<T,​A extends Annotation>

- All Known Implementing Classes:
    `JsonLinkDecorator`, `LinkDecorator`, `PrettyProcessor`, `StylesheetProcessor`, `XmlHeaderProcessor`

      public interface DecoratorProcessor<T,​A extends Annotation>

  Part of a generic decorator framework.

  Decorate a target. For example, decorate a JAXB Marshaller with property values.

  Version:
    $Revision: 1 $
  Author:
    Bill Burke

- - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `T` | `decorate​(T target, A annotation, Class type, Annotation[] annotations, javax.ws.rs.core.MediaType mediaType)` |

- - ### Method Detail

    - #### decorate

          T decorate​(T target,
                     A annotation,
                     Class type,
                     Annotation[] annotations,
                     javax.ws.rs.core.MediaType mediaType)

      Parameters:
        `target` - i.e. a Marshaller instance
        `annotation` - the annotation that triggered the decorator
        `type` - type
        `annotations` - array of annotations
        `mediaType` - media type
      Returns:
        should never return null