Class: Mime::Type

Inherits:
Object show all
Defined in:
lib/action_controller/mime_type.rb

Overview

Encapsulates the notion of a mime type. Can be used at render time, for example, with:

class PostsController < ActionController::Base
  def show
    @post = Post.find(params[:id])

    respond_to do |format|
      format.html
      format.ics { render :text => post.to_ics, :mime_type => Mime::Type["text/calendar"]  }
      format.xml { render :xml => @people.to_xml }
    end
  end
end

Defined Under Namespace

Classes: AcceptItem

Constant Summary collapse

@@html_types =
Set.new [:html, :all]
@@unverifiable_types =
Set.new [:text, :json, :csv, :xml, :rss, :atom, :yaml]

Class Method Summary collapse

Instance Method Summary collapse

Constructor Details

#initialize(string, symbol = nil, synonyms = []) ⇒ Type

Returns a new instance of Type.



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# File 'lib/action_controller/mime_type.rb', line 129

def initialize(string, symbol = nil, synonyms = [])
  @symbol, @synonyms = symbol, synonyms
  @string = string
end

Dynamic Method Handling

This class handles dynamic methods through the method_missing method

#method_missing(method, *args) ⇒ Object (private)



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# File 'lib/action_controller/mime_type.rb', line 172

def method_missing(method, *args)
  if method.to_s =~ /(\w+)\?$/
    $1.downcase.to_sym == to_sym
  else
    super
  end
end

Class Method Details

.lookup(string) ⇒ Object



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# File 'lib/action_controller/mime_type.rb', line 51

def lookup(string)
  LOOKUP[string]
end

.lookup_by_extension(extension) ⇒ Object



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# File 'lib/action_controller/mime_type.rb', line 55

def lookup_by_extension(extension)
  EXTENSION_LOOKUP[extension]
end

.parse(accept_header) ⇒ Object



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# File 'lib/action_controller/mime_type.rb', line 74

def parse(accept_header)
  # keep track of creation order to keep the subsequent sort stable
  list = []
  accept_header.split(/,/).each_with_index do |header, index| 
    params, q = header.split(/;\s*q=/)       
    if params
      params.strip!          
      list << AcceptItem.new(index, params, q) unless params.empty?
    end
  end
  list.sort!

  # Take care of the broken text/xml entry by renaming or deleting it
  text_xml = list.index("text/xml")
  app_xml = list.index(Mime::XML.to_s)

  if text_xml && app_xml
    # set the q value to the max of the two
    list[app_xml].q = [list[text_xml].q, list[app_xml].q].max

    # make sure app_xml is ahead of text_xml in the list
    if app_xml > text_xml
      list[app_xml], list[text_xml] = list[text_xml], list[app_xml]
      app_xml, text_xml = text_xml, app_xml
    end

    # delete text_xml from the list
    list.delete_at(text_xml)

  elsif text_xml
    list[text_xml].name = Mime::XML.to_s
  end

  # Look for more specific XML-based types and sort them ahead of app/xml

  if app_xml
    idx = app_xml
    app_xml_type = list[app_xml]

    while(idx < list.length)
      type = list[idx]
      break if type.q < app_xml_type.q
      if type.name =~ /\+xml$/
        list[app_xml], list[idx] = list[idx], list[app_xml]
        app_xml = idx
      end
      idx += 1
    end
  end

  list.map! { |i| Mime::Type.lookup(i.name) }.uniq!
  list
end

.register(string, symbol, mime_type_synonyms = [], extension_synonyms = [], skip_lookup = false) ⇒ Object



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# File 'lib/action_controller/mime_type.rb', line 65

def register(string, symbol, mime_type_synonyms = [], extension_synonyms = [], skip_lookup = false)
  Mime.instance_eval { const_set symbol.to_s.upcase, Type.new(string, symbol, mime_type_synonyms) }

  SET << Mime.const_get(symbol.to_s.upcase)

  ([string] + mime_type_synonyms).each { |string| LOOKUP[string] = SET.last } unless skip_lookup
  ([symbol.to_s] + extension_synonyms).each { |ext| EXTENSION_LOOKUP[ext] = SET.last }
end

.register_alias(string, symbol, extension_synonyms = []) ⇒ Object

Registers an alias that’s not used on mime type lookup, but can be referenced directly. Especially useful for rendering different HTML versions depending on the user agent, like an iPhone.



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# File 'lib/action_controller/mime_type.rb', line 61

def register_alias(string, symbol, extension_synonyms = [])
  register(string, symbol, [], extension_synonyms, true)
end

Instance Method Details

#==(mime_type) ⇒ Object



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# File 'lib/action_controller/mime_type.rb', line 154

def ==(mime_type)
  return false if mime_type.blank?
  (@synonyms + [ self ]).any? do |synonym| 
    synonym.to_s == mime_type.to_s || synonym.to_sym == mime_type.to_sym 
  end
end

#===(list) ⇒ Object



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# File 'lib/action_controller/mime_type.rb', line 146

def ===(list)
  if list.is_a?(Array)
    (@synonyms + [ self ]).any? { |synonym| list.include?(synonym) }
  else
    super
  end
end

#html?Boolean

Returns:

  • (Boolean)


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# File 'lib/action_controller/mime_type.rb', line 167

def html?
  @@html_types.include?(to_sym) || @string =~ /html/
end

#to_sObject



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# File 'lib/action_controller/mime_type.rb', line 134

def to_s
  @string
end

#to_strObject



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# File 'lib/action_controller/mime_type.rb', line 138

def to_str
  to_s
end

#to_symObject



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# File 'lib/action_controller/mime_type.rb', line 142

def to_sym
  @symbol || @string.to_sym
end

#verify_request?Boolean

Returns true if Action Pack should check requests using this Mime Type for possible request forgery. See ActionController::RequestForgerProtection.

Returns:

  • (Boolean)


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# File 'lib/action_controller/mime_type.rb', line 163

def verify_request?
  !@@unverifiable_types.include?(to_sym)
end