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package com.sap.core.odata.api.processor.feature;
import java.util.List;
import com.sap.core.odata.api.exception.ODataException;
import com.sap.core.odata.api.processor.ODataProcessor;
/**
* Data processor feature if processor supports custom content types. By default the OData library supports
* various types like Json (application/json), Atom (application/xml+atom) and XML (application/xml). But
* the OData specification allows also other types like e.g. CSV or plain text.
*
* @author SAP AG
*/
public interface CustomContentType extends ODataProcessorFeature {
/**
* The OData library will consider these additional content types during negotiation of http content type header.
* @param processorFeature
* @return a list of additional supported content types in the format "type/sub type"
* @throws ODataException
*/
public List<String> getCustomContentTypes(Class<? extends ODataProcessor> processorFeature) throws ODataException;
}