org.dspace.content

Class FormatIdentifier

java.lang.Object

org.dspace.content.FormatIdentifier

public class FormatIdentifier
extends Object

This class handles the recognition of bitstream formats, using the format registry in the database. For the moment, the format identifier simply uses file extensions stored in the "BitstreamFormatIdentifier" table. This probably isn't a particularly satisfactory long-term solution.

Version:

$Revision$

Author:

Robert Tansley

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
FormatIdentifier()

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static BitstreamFormat	guessFormat(Context context, Bitstream bitstream) Attempt to identify the format of a particular bitstream.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

FormatIdentifier

public FormatIdentifier()

Method Detail

guessFormat

public static BitstreamFormat guessFormat(Context context,
                          Bitstream bitstream)
                                   throws SQLException

Attempt to identify the format of a particular bitstream. If the format is unknown, null is returned.

Parameters:

bitstream - the bitstream to identify the format of

Returns:

a format from the bitstream format registry, or null

Throws:

SQLException