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]
@@browser_generated_types =

These are the content types which browsers can generate without using ajax, flash, etc i.e. following a link, getting an image or posting a form. CSRF protection only needs to protect against these types.

Set.new [:html, :url_encoded_form, :multipart_form, :text]
@@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 147

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 194

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 65

def lookup(string)
  LOOKUP[string]
end

.lookup_by_extension(extension) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/action_controller/mime_type.rb', line 69

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 88

def parse(accept_header)
  if accept_header !~ /,/
    [Mime::Type.lookup(accept_header)]
  else
    # 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
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 79

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 75

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

.unverifiable_types ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/action_controller/mime_type.rb', line 33

def self.unverifiable_types
  ActiveSupport::Deprecation.warn("unverifiable_types is deprecated and has no effect", caller)
  @@unverifiable_types
end

Instance Method Details

#==(mime_type) ⇒ Object 



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

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 164

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

#browser_generated? ⇒ Boolean

Returns:

  • (Boolean) 


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# File 'lib/action_controller/mime_type.rb', line 189

def browser_generated?
  @@browser_generated_types.include?(to_sym)
end

#html? ⇒ Boolean

Returns:

  • (Boolean) 


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# File 'lib/action_controller/mime_type.rb', line 185

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

#to_s ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/action_controller/mime_type.rb', line 152

def to_s
  @string
end

#to_str ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/action_controller/mime_type.rb', line 156

def to_str
  to_s
end

#to_sym ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/action_controller/mime_type.rb', line 160

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::RequestForgeryProtection.

Returns:

  • (Boolean) 


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# File 'lib/action_controller/mime_type.rb', line 181

def verify_request?
  browser_generated?
end