code: @RequestMapping(value = "/{id}", method = RequestMethod.DELETE)
      public ResponseEntity<E> delete(@PathVariable int id) {
  
          try {
              E entityToDelete = this.service.findById(id);
  
              this.service.delete(entityToDelete);
  
              // extract the original classname from the name of the proxy, which
              // also contains _$$_ and some kind of hash after the original
              // classname
              final String proxyClassName = entityToDelete.getClass().getSimpleName();
              final String simpleClassName = StringUtils.substringBefore(proxyClassName, "_$$_");
  
              LOG.trace("Deleted " + simpleClassName + " with ID " + id);
              return new ResponseEntity<E>(HttpStatus.NO_CONTENT);
          } catch (Exception e) {
              LOG.error("Error deleting entity with ID " + id + ": "
                  + e.getMessage());
              return new ResponseEntity<E>(HttpStatus.NOT_FOUND);
          }
      }
docs: Deletes an entity by id.
  
  @param id