MediaType.TEXT_CSV for Jersey

Question

Would it be possible to accept csv types? service.path(appPath).accept(mediaType).get(String.class)

There's no MediaType.TEXT_CSV defined in javax.ws.rs.core.MediaType. Have I missed something?

I am currently on Jersey 1.1.6.

Many thanks.

Answer 1

You could define your own media type:

public final static String TEXT_CSV = "text/csv";
public final static MediaType TEXT_CSV_TYPE = new MediaType("text", "csv");

Answer 2

csv is nothing but comma seperated text file

you can always use text\plain as media type to deal with CSV files - and deal with the CSV using frameworks such as Open CSV.

Or (in case of fileupload)

@Consumes(MediaType.MULTIPART_FORM_DATA)
public String process(@FormDataParam("file") InputStream csv) throws IOException {
//Process CSV file
}