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package org.apache.sling.api.resource;

import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;

import org.osgi.annotation.versioning.ConsumerType;

/**
 * Optional service to decorate {@link Resource}s returned by
 * the {@link ResourceResolver}.
 * Typical use cases for a decorator are
 * - overwrite resource type/resource super type (for example
 *   based on the resource path)
 * - add metadata
 *
 * @since 2.1 (Sling API Bundle 2.1.0)
 */
@ConsumerType
public interface ResourceDecorator {

    /**
     * Decorate a resource.
     * If the service decorates the resource it should return
     * the new resource. If the service does not want to decorate
     * the resource, it should return the original resource.
     * Returning null is considered the same as
     * returning the original resource.
     * @param resource The resource to decorate
     * @return The decorated resource, the original resource or null.
     */
    @Nullable Resource decorate(@NotNull Resource resource);

    /**
     * Decorate a resource.
     * If the service decorates the resource it should return
     * the new resource. If the service does not want to decorate
     * the resource, it should return the original resource.
     * Returning null is considered the same as
     * returning the original resource.
     * @param resource The resource to decorate
     * @param request The current request.
     * @return The decorated resource, the original resource or null.
     *
     * @deprecated since 2.3.0 (and JCR Resource 2.1.0), this method will not be invoked.
     */
    @Deprecated
    @Nullable Resource decorate(@NotNull Resource resource, @NotNull HttpServletRequest request);
}