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The base class in this package uses reflection to identify attributes that are actual links to other REST resources. On a such

• https://github.com/DSpace/DSpace/blob/rest7/dspace-spring-rest/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/model/hateoas/DSpaceResource.java#L45-L74

Once such an attribute is discovered the code

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1. wrap the linked REST resource inside a DSpaceResource (so to have the identifier, self link, and links to other resources). The wrapper is actually created by the Repository responsible of the specific resource (ItemRepository, BitstreamRepository, etc.) 
   1. https://github.com/DSpace/DSpace/blob/rest7/dspace-spring-rest/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/model/hateoas/DSpaceResource.java#L58
      This give a chance to add custom logic for extra links in specific resource
2. put the wrapper in the embedded section 
3. clean the attribute (not sure if useful/required/right): 
   1.  https://github.com/DSpace/DSpace/blob/rest7/dspace-spring-rest/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/model/hateoas/DSpaceResource.java#L64

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Converter Object: org.dspace.app.rest.converter.DSpaceObjectConverter

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