1 files changed, 27 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/netlib/http/headers.py b/netlib/http/headers.py
index 6165fd61..fa7b7180 100644
--- a/netlib/http/headers.py
+++ b/netlib/http/headers.py
@@ -175,3 +175,30 @@ class Headers(MultiDict):
             fields.append([name, value])
         self.fields = fields
         return replacements
+
+
+def parse_content_type(c):
+    """
+        A simple parser for content-type values. Returns a (type, subtype,
+        parameters) tuple, where type and subtype are strings, and parameters
+        is a dict. If the string could not be parsed, return None.
+
+        E.g. the following string:
+
+            text/html; charset=UTF-8
+
+        Returns:
+
+            ("text", "html", {"charset": "UTF-8"})
+    """
+    parts = c.split(";", 1)
+    ts = parts[0].split("/", 1)
+    if len(ts) != 2:
+        return None
+    d = {}
+    if len(parts) == 2:
+        for i in parts[1].split(";"):
+            clause = i.split("=", 1)
+            if len(clause) == 2:
+                d[clause[0].strip()] = clause[1].strip()
+    return ts[0].lower(), ts[1].lower(), d