we-core/lib/Router/responseType.js

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var mime = require('mime');

/**
 * Parse response type middleware
 *
 * @param  {Object}   req  express.js request
 * @param  {Object}   res  express.js response
 * @param  {Function} next callback
 */
module.exports = function responseType (req, res, next){
  if (!req.headers) req.headers = {};

  req.headers.accept = mime.lookup(parseResponseType(req));
  next();
}

/**
 * Parse the response type
 *
 * with order: 1. extension, 2.responseType, 3.Accept header
 *
 * @param  {Object} req express.js request
 * @return {String}     the response type string
 */
function parseResponseType (req){
  if (req.extension) return req.extension.toLowerCase();

  if (req.query && req.query.responseType) {
    if (req.query.responseType == 'modal') {
      // suport for old we.js contentOnly api
      req.query.responseType = 'html';
      req.query.contentOnly = true;
    }

    return req.query.responseType.toLowerCase();
  }

  var type = req.accepts(req.we.config.responseTypes);
  if (type) return type;

  return 'html';
}