ModeShape Distribution 3.0.0.CR1

org.modeshape.jcr.mimetype
Interface MimeTypeDetector

All Known Implementing Classes:
MimeTypeDetectors, NullMimeTypeDetector, TikaMimeTypeDetector

public interface MimeTypeDetector

MIME-type detection libraries must provide thread-safe implementations of this interface to enable ModeShape to use the libraries to return MIME-types for data sources. Implementors are expected to have a public, no-arg constructor.


Method Summary
 String mimeTypeOf(String name, Binary binaryValue)
          Returns the MIME-type of a binary value, using its supplied content and/or its supplied name, depending upon the implementation.
 

Method Detail

mimeTypeOf

String mimeTypeOf(String name,
                  Binary binaryValue)
                  throws RepositoryException,
                         IOException
Returns the MIME-type of a binary value, using its supplied content and/or its supplied name, depending upon the implementation. If the MIME-type cannot be determined, either a "default" MIME-type or null may be returned, where the former will prevent earlier registered MIME-type detectors from being consulted.

Parameters:
name - The name of the data source; may be null.
binaryValue - The value which contains the raw data for which the mime type should be returned; may be null.
Returns:
The MIME-type of the data source, or optionally null if the MIME-type could not be determined.
Throws:
IOException - If an error occurs reading the supplied content.
RepositoryException - if any error occurs while attempting to read the stream from the binary value

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