org.apache.sling.commons.mime
Interface MimeTypeProvider


public interface MimeTypeProvider

The MimeTypeProvider TODO

This interface may be implemented by bundles wishing to provide control over how extensions are mapped to MIME types and vice-versa.


Method Summary
 java.lang.String getExtension(java.lang.String mimeType)
          Returns the primary name extension to which the given mimeType maps.
 java.lang.String getMimeType(java.lang.String name)
          Returns the MIME type of the extension of the given name.
 

Method Detail

getMimeType

java.lang.String getMimeType(java.lang.String name)
Returns the MIME type of the extension of the given name. The extension is the part of the name after the last dot. If the name does not contain a dot, the name as a whole is assumed to be the extension.

Parameters:
name - The name for which the MIME type is to be returned.
Returns:
The MIME type for the extension of the name. If the extension cannot be mapped to a MIME type or name is null, null is returned.
See Also:
getExtension(String)

getExtension

java.lang.String getExtension(java.lang.String mimeType)
Returns the primary name extension to which the given mimeType maps. The returned extension must map to the given mimeType when fed to the getMimeType(String) method. In other words, the expression mimeType.equals(getMimeType(getExtension(mimeType))) must always be true for any non-null MIME type.

A MIME type may be mapped to multiple extensions (e.g. text/plain to txt, log, ...). This method is expected to returned one of those extensions. It is up to the implementation to select an appropriate extension if multiple mappings exist for a single MIME type.

Parameters:
mimeType - The MIME type whose primary extension is requested.
Returns:
A extension which maps to the given MIME type or null if no such mapping exists.
See Also:
getMimeType(String)


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