public static T getEntity()

in java/src/main/java/org/apache/brooklyn/rest/client/BrooklynApi.java [348:364]


    public static <T> T getEntity(Response response, Class<T> type) {
        if (response instanceof ClientResponse) {
            ClientResponse<?> clientResponse = (ClientResponse<?>) response;
            return clientResponse.getEntity(type);
        }

        Object entity = response.getEntity();

        // Handle JSON BuiltResponsePreservingError turning objects into Strings
        if (entity instanceof String && !type.isAssignableFrom(String.class)) {
            failSomeErrors(response, type, true);
            return new Gson().fromJson(response.getEntity().toString(), type);
        }

        // Last-gasp attempt.
        return type.cast(response.getEntity());
    }