org.restsql.core.impl

Class MediaTypeParser

java.lang.Object

org.restsql.core.impl.MediaTypeParser

public final class MediaTypeParser
extends Object

MIME-Type Parser This class provides basic functions for handling mime-types. It can handle matching mime-types against a list of media-ranges. See section 14.1 of the HTTP specification [RFC 2616] for a complete explanation. http://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec14.html#sec14.1 A port to Java of Joe Gregorio's MIME-Type Parser: http://code.google.com/p/mimeparse/ Ported by Tom Zellman . Licensed under MIT (http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php)

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static String	bestMatch(Collection<String> supported, String header) Takes a list of supported mime-types and finds the best match for all the media-ranges listed in header.
static float	quality(String mimeType, String ranges) Returns the quality 'q' of a mime-type when compared against the mediaRanges in ranges.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

quality

public static float quality(String mimeType,
            String ranges)

Returns the quality 'q' of a mime-type when compared against the mediaRanges in ranges. For example:

Parameters:

mimeType -

ranges -

Returns:

quality

bestMatch

public static String bestMatch(Collection<String> supported,
               String header)

Takes a list of supported mime-types and finds the best match for all the media-ranges listed in header. The value of header must be a string that conforms to the format of the HTTP Accept: header. The value of 'supported' is a list of mime-types. MimeParse.bestMatch(Arrays.asList(new String[]{"application/xbel+xml", "text/xml"}), "text/*;q=0.5,*; q=0.1") 'text/xml'

Parameters:

supported -

header -

Returns:

mime-type