goautoneg

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HTTP Content-Type Autonegotiation.

The functions in this package implement the behaviour specified in http://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec14.html

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Index

• func Negotiate(header string, alternatives []string) (content_type string)
• type Accept
  • func ParseAccept(header string) (accept []Accept)

Functions

func Negotiate

func Negotiate(header string, alternatives []string) (content_type string)

Negotiate the most appropriate content_type given the accept header and a list of alternatives.

Types

type Accept

type Accept struct {
	Type, SubType string
	Q             float64
	Params        map[string]string
}

Structure to represent a clause in an HTTP Accept Header

func ParseAccept

func ParseAccept(header string) (accept []Accept)

Parse an Accept Header string returning a sorted list of clauses