org.restlet.engine.util
Class ConnegUtils

java.lang.Object
  extended by org.restlet.engine.util.ConnegUtils

public class ConnegUtils
extends Object

Content negotiation utilities.

Author:
Jerome Louvel

Method Summary
static
<T extends Metadata>
T
getPreferredMetadata(List<T> supported, List<Preference<T>> preferences)
          Returns the preferred metadata taking into account both metadata supported by the server and client preferences.
static Variant getPreferredVariant(ClientInfo clientInfo, List<? extends Variant> variants, MetadataService metadataService)
          Returns the best variant representation for a given resource according the the client preferences.
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
 

Method Detail

getPreferredMetadata

public static <T extends Metadata> T getPreferredMetadata(List<T> supported,
                                                          List<Preference<T>> preferences)
Returns the preferred metadata taking into account both metadata supported by the server and client preferences.

Parameters:
supported - The metadata supported by the server.
preferences - The client preferences.
Returns:
The preferred metadata.

getPreferredVariant

public static Variant getPreferredVariant(ClientInfo clientInfo,
                                          List<? extends Variant> variants,
                                          MetadataService metadataService)
Returns the best variant representation for a given resource according the the client preferences.
A default language is provided in case the variants don't match the client preferences.

Parameters:
clientInfo - The client preferences.
variants - The list of variants to compare.
metadataService - The metadata service.
Returns:
The preferred variant.
See Also:
Apache content negotiation algorithm


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