can you have both @GET and @POST on same resurce method ?

[Cosmin Nicolae]

I read that you can't/shoudln't because it doesn't conform to the REST principles ..

I mean I know you can have two methods with the same Path and different method designators. But could you on the same method ?
GET should be idempotent, while POST not.

So what's true ? as in all mock tests they say you can.

[Frits Walraven]

Hi Cosmin,

The annotations @GET, @POST, @PUT etc are all of the @HttpMethod annotation type, for example @GET:

@Target({ElementType.METHOD})
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
@HttpMethod(HttpMethod.GET)
public @interface GET {
}

and the API of @HttpMethod clearly states that:

Annotation Type HttpMethod
Associates the name of a HTTP method with an annotation. A Java method annotated with a runtime annotation that is itself annotated with this annotation will be used to handle HTTP requests of the indicated HTTP method. It is an error for a method to be annotated with more than one annotation that is annotated with HttpMethod.

Regards,
Frits