Return HTTP 204 on null with spring @RestController

Question

This returns 200 OK with Content-Length: 0

@RestController
public class RepoController {
    @RequestMapping(value = \"/document/{id}\", method = RequestMeth         


        

Answer 1

Of course yes.

Option 1 :

@RestController
public class RepoController {
    @RequestMapping(value = "/document/{id}", method = RequestMethod.GET)
    public Object getDocument(@PathVariable long id, HttpServletResponse response) {
       Object object = getObject();
       if( null == object ){
          response.setStatus( HttpStatus.SC_NO_CONTENT);
       }
       return object ;
    }
}

Option 2 :

@RestController
public class RepoController {
    @RequestMapping(value = "/document/{id}", method = RequestMethod.GET)
    public Object getDocument(@PathVariable long id) {
       Object object = getObject();
       if ( null == object ){
          return new ResponseEntity(HttpStatus.NO_CONTENT);
       }

       return object ;
    }
}

Might have typos, but you get the concept.