Network.HTTP.Media.MediaType

Defines the MediaType accept header with an Accept instance for use in content-type negotiation.

Type and creation

data MediaType

An HTTP media type, consisting of the type, subtype, and parameters.

Instances

Eq MediaType

Ord MediaType

Show MediaType

IsString MediaType

RenderHeader MediaType

Accept MediaType

type Parameters = Map (CI ByteString) (CI ByteString)

MediaType parameters.

(//) :: ByteString -> ByteString -> MediaType

Builds a MediaType without parameters. Can produce an error if either type is invalid.

(/:) :: MediaType -> (ByteString, ByteString) -> MediaType

Adds a parameter to a MediaType. Can produce an error if either string is invalid.

Querying

mainType :: MediaType -> CI ByteString

Retrieves the main type of a MediaType.

subType :: MediaType -> CI ByteString

Retrieves the sub type of a MediaType.

parameters :: MediaType -> Parameters

Retrieves the parameters of a MediaType.

(/?) :: MediaType -> ByteString -> Bool

Evaluates if a MediaType has a parameter of the given name.

(/.) :: MediaType -> ByteString -> Maybe (CI ByteString)

Retrieves a parameter from a MediaType.