RestSupport (Tapestry API - 5.8.7)

All Known Implementing Classes:

RestSupportImpl
```
public interface RestSupport
```
Service which provides REST-related utilities.

Since:

5.8.0

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`<T> java.util.Optional<T>`	`getRequestBodyAs(java.lang.Class<T> type)`	Returns, if present, the body of the request body coerced to a given type.
`boolean`	`isHttpDelete()`	Is this request a HEAD?
`boolean`	`isHttpGet()`	Is this request a GET?
`boolean`	`isHttpHead()`	Is this request a HEAD?
`boolean`	`isHttpPatch()`	Is this request a HEAD?
`boolean`	`isHttpPost()`	Is this request a POST?
`boolean`	`isHttpPut()`	Is this request a PUT?

- Method Detail
  - isHttpGet
```
boolean isHttpGet()
```
    Is this request a GET?
    
    Returns:
    
    true or false
  - isHttpPost
```
boolean isHttpPost()
```
    Is this request a POST?
    
    Returns:
    
    true or false
  - isHttpHead
```
boolean isHttpHead()
```
    Is this request a HEAD?
    
    Returns:
    
    true or false
  - isHttpPut
```
boolean isHttpPut()
```
    Is this request a PUT?
    
    Returns:
    
    true or false
  - isHttpDelete
```
boolean isHttpDelete()
```
    Is this request a HEAD?
    
    Returns:
    
    true or false
  - isHttpPatch
```
boolean isHttpPatch()
```
    Is this request a HEAD?
    
    Returns:
    
    true or false
  - getRequestBodyAs
```
<T> java.util.Optional<T> getRequestBodyAs(java.lang.Class<T> type)
```
    Returns, if present, the body of the request body coerced to a given type. If the body is empty, an empty Optional is returned. Coercions are done through, which uses TypeCoercer as a fallback (coercing HttpServletRequest to the target type).
    
    Type Parameters:
    
    T - the type of the return value.
    
    Parameters:
    
    type - the target type.
    
    Returns:
    
    an Optional wrapping the resulting object.