org.eclipse.smila.common.mimetype

Interface MimeTypeIdentifier

All Known Implementing Classes:

SimpleMimeTypeIdentifier, TikaMimeTypeIdentifyService

public interface MimeTypeIdentifier

Service interface to identify a MimeType.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.lang.String	identify(byte[] data) Identifies a MimeType based on the given data.
java.lang.String	identify(byte[] data, java.lang.String extension) Identifies a MimeType based on the given data and file extension.
java.lang.String	identify(java.io.InputStream dataStream) Identifies a MimeType based on the given data stream.
java.lang.String	identify(java.io.InputStream dataStream, java.lang.String extension) Identifies a MimeType based on the given data stream and file extension.
java.lang.String	identify(java.lang.String extension) Identifies a MimeType based on the file extension.

Method Detail

identify

java.lang.String identify(byte[] data)
                          throws MimeTypeParseException

Identifies a MimeType based on the given data.

Parameters:

data - a byte[] containing the data

Returns:

the detected MimeType

Throws:

MimeTypeParseException - if any error occurs

identify

java.lang.String identify(java.io.InputStream dataStream)
                          throws MimeTypeParseException

Identifies a MimeType based on the given data stream. The MimetypeIdentifier may or may not read data from this stream to determine the MIME type but will not close the Stream. So the caller must be sure to close the stream by themselves.

Parameters:

dataStream - an InputStream containing the data

Returns:

the detected MimeType

Throws:

MimeTypeParseException - if any error occurs

identify

java.lang.String identify(java.lang.String extension)
                          throws MimeTypeParseException

Identifies a MimeType based on the file extension.

Parameters:

extension - the extension of the filename

Returns:

the detected MimeType

Throws:

MimeTypeParseException - if any error occurs

identify

java.lang.String identify(byte[] data,
                        java.lang.String extension)
                          throws MimeTypeParseException

Identifies a MimeType based on the given data and file extension.

Parameters:

data - a byte[] containing the data

extension - the extension of the filename

Returns:

the detected MimeType

Throws:

MimeTypeParseException - if any error occurs

identify

java.lang.String identify(java.io.InputStream dataStream,
                        java.lang.String extension)
                          throws MimeTypeParseException

Identifies a MimeType based on the given data stream and file extension. The MimetypeIdentifier may or may not read data from this stream to determine the MIME type but will not close the Stream. So the caller must be sure to close the stream by themselves.

Parameters:

dataStream - an InputStream containing the data

extension - the extension of the filename

Returns:

the detected MimeType

Throws:

MimeTypeParseException - if any error occurs