#2351 - Rename Database.getReference() to reference() with deprecation

ebean-api/src/main/java/io/ebean/BeanFinder.java

@@ -79,11 +79,11 @@ public abstract class BeanFinder<I,T> {
   /**
    * Creates an entity reference for this ID.
    * <p>
-   * Equivalent to {@link Database#getReference(Class, Object)}
+   * Equivalent to {@link Database#reference(Class, Object)}
    */
   @Nonnull
   public T ref(I id) {
-    return db().getReference(type, id);
+    return db().reference(type, id);
   }
 
   /**

ebean-api/src/main/java/io/ebean/DB.java

@@ -659,7 +659,7 @@ public final class DB {
    * @param id       the id value
    */
   public static <T> T getReference(Class<T> beanType, Object id) {
-    return getDefault().getReference(beanType, id);
+    return getDefault().reference(beanType, id);
   }
 
   /**

ebean-api/src/main/java/io/ebean/Database.java

@@ -950,7 +950,15 @@ public interface Database {
    * @param id       the id value
    */
   @Nonnull
-  <T> T getReference(Class<T> beanType, Object id);
+  <T> T reference(Class<T> beanType, Object id);
+
+  /**
+   * Deprecated migrate to reference().
+   */
+  @Deprecated
+  default <T> T getReference(Class<T> beanType, Object id) {
+    return reference(beanType, id);
+  }
 
   /**
    * Return the extended API for Database.

ebean-api/src/main/java/io/ebean/Ebean.java

@@ -642,7 +642,7 @@ public final class Ebean {
    * @param id       the id value
    */
   public static <T> T getReference(Class<T> beanType, Object id) {
-    return getDefault().getReference(beanType, id);
+    return getDefault().reference(beanType, id);
   }
 
   /**

ebean-api/src/main/java/io/ebean/Finder.java

@@ -137,11 +137,11 @@ public class Finder<I, T> {
   /**
    * Creates an entity reference for this ID.
    * <p>
-   * Equivalent to {@link Database#getReference(Class, Object)}
+   * Equivalent to {@link Database#reference(Class, Object)}
    */
   @Nonnull
   public T ref(I id) {
-    return db().getReference(type, id);
+    return db().reference(type, id);
   }
 
   /**