fop/fop-core/src/main/java/org/apache/fop/render/intermediate/AbstractIFDocumentHandlerMaker.java

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/* $Id$ */

package org.apache.fop.render.intermediate;


/**
 * Base class for factory classes which instantiate {@link IFDocumentHandler}s and provide
 * information about them.
 */
public abstract class AbstractIFDocumentHandlerMaker {

    /**
     * Instantiates a new {@link IFDocumentHandler}.
     * @param ifContext the user agent
     * @return the newly instantiated document handler
     */
    public abstract IFDocumentHandler makeIFDocumentHandler(IFContext ifContext);

    /**
     * @return Indicates whether this document handler requires an OutputStream to work with.
     */
    public abstract boolean needsOutputStream();

    /**
     * @return an array of MIME types the document handler supports.
     */
    public abstract String[] getSupportedMimeTypes();

    /**
     * Indicates whether a specific MIME type is supported by this document handler.
     * @param mimeType the MIME type (ex. "application/pdf")
     * @return true if the MIME type is supported
     */
    public boolean isMimeTypeSupported(String mimeType) {
        String[] mimes = getSupportedMimeTypes();
        for (String mime : mimes) {
            if (mime.equals(mimeType)) {
                return true;
            }
        }
        return false;
    }
}