/**
 * Implements hook_rest_resource_alter().
 */
function {{ machine_name }}_rest_resource_alter(&$definitions) {
  if (isset($definitions['entity:node'])) {
    // We want to handle REST requests regarding nodes with our own plugin
    // class.
    $definitions['entity:node']['class'] = 'Drupal\mymodule\Plugin\rest\resource\NodeResource';
    // Serialized nodes should be expanded to my specific node class.
    $definitions['entity:node']['serialization_class'] = 'Drupal\mymodule\Entity\MyNode';
  }
  // We don't want Views to show up in the array of plugins at all.
  unset($definitions['entity:view']);
}