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package org.apache.juneau.rest;

import org.apache.juneau.httppart.*;

/**
 * Represents the information needed to serialize a response part such as a response header or body.
 */
public class ResponsePartMeta {

	/**
	 * Represents a non-existent meta.
	 */
	public static final ResponsePartMeta NULL = new ResponsePartMeta(null, null, null);

	private final HttpPartType partType;
	private final HttpPartSchema schema;
	private final HttpPartSerializer serializer;

	/**
	 * Constructor.
	 *
	 * @param partType The part type.
	 * @param schema The part schema.
	 * @param serializer The serializer to use to serialize the part.
	 */
	public ResponsePartMeta(HttpPartType partType, HttpPartSchema schema, HttpPartSerializer serializer) {
		this.partType = partType;
		this.schema = schema;
		this.serializer = serializer;
	}

	/**
	 * Returns the part type.
	 *
	 * @return The part type.
	 */
	public HttpPartType getPartType() {
		return partType;
	}

	/**
	 * Returns the part schema.
	 *
	 * @return The part schema.
	 */
	public HttpPartSchema getSchema() {
		return schema;
	}

	/**
	 * Returns the part serializer.
	 *
	 * @return The part serializer.
	 */
	public HttpPartSerializer getSerializer() {
		return serializer;
	}
}