def get(self, resource_id=None):
        """Return an HTTP response object resulting from an HTTP GET call.

        If *resource_id* is provided, return just the single resource.
        Otherwise, return the full collection.

        :param resource_id: The value of the resource's primary key
        """
        if request.path.endswith('meta'):
            return self._meta()

        if resource_id is None:
            error_message = is_valid_method(self.__model__)
            if error_message:
                raise BadRequestException(error_message)

            if 'export' in request.args: 
                return self._export(self._all_resources())

            return flask.jsonify({
                self.__json_collection_name__: self._all_resources()
                })
        else:
            resource = self._resource(resource_id)
            error_message = is_valid_method(self.__model__, resource)
            if error_message:
                raise BadRequestException(error_message)
            return jsonify(resource)
Return an HTTP response object resulting from an HTTP GET call.

        If *resource_id* is provided, return just the single resource.
        Otherwise, return the full collection.

        :param resource_id: The value of the resource's primary key