Projections

REST Overview Documentation

Questions

How does an object convey its level of initialization (distinguishing empty from uninitialized)?
Should an object know its own projection level?

Projection = default

Populate metadata

Projection = context

Perhaps this should be the default.

populate id, name, handle
populate unique object attributes (such as discoverable, withdrawn)
populate metadata
populate link to parent object (breadcrumb projection)
populate link to child objects (child projection)

Projection = breadcrumb

populate id, name, handle
populate parent object (breadcrumb projection)

Projection = child

populate id, nanme, handle

Projection = descendant

populate id, name, handle
populate child objects (child projection)