Package org.apache.sling.commons.contentdetection

Interface ContentAwareMimeTypeService

All Superinterfaces:

MimeTypeService

public interface ContentAwareMimeTypeService
extends MimeTypeService

The ContentAwareMimeTypeService interface extends the MimeTypeService API for services which can detect mime types based on the content passed to them.

The implementing services should rely on analyzing the content to ascertain the mime type. This interface may be implemented by bundles wishing to provide a mechanism to detect mime type based on the contents.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
String	getMimeType(String filename, InputStream contentStream)

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.sling.commons.mime.MimeTypeService

getExtension, getExtensionMap, getMimeMap, getMimeType, registerMimeType, registerMimeType

Method Details

getMimeType

String getMimeType(String filename,
 InputStream contentStream)
            throws IOException,
IllegalArgumentException

Parameters:

filename - Used if content is null or if this service does not support content-based detection

contentStream - Optional stream that points to the content to analyze, must support mark/reset.

Returns:

the mime type

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if contentStream does not support mark/reset

IOException - if there's a problem reading the contentStream