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package org.keycloak.services.resource;
import org.keycloak.provider.Provider;
/**
* <p>A {@link RealmResourceProvider} creates JAX-RS <emphasis>sub-resource</emphasis> instances for paths relative
* to Realm's RESTful API that could not be resolved by the server.
*
* @author <a href="mailto:psilva@redhat.com">Pedro Igor</a>
*/
public interface RealmResourceProvider extends Provider {
/**
* <p>Returns a JAX-RS resource instance that maps to the given <code>path</code>.
*
* <p>If the given <code>path</code> could not be resolved to a sub-resource, this method must return null to give a chance to other providers
* to resolve their sub-resources.
*
* @param path the sub-resource's path
* @return a JAX-RS sub-resource instance that maps to the given path or null if the path could not be resolved to a sub-resource.
*/
Object getResource(String path);
}