[ARROW-7396] [Format] Register media types (MIME types) for Apache Arrow formats to IANA

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 5.0.0
• Component/s: Format
• External issue URL: https://github.com/apache/arrow/issues/23671
• Assignee: Kouhei Sutou
• Reporter: Kouhei Sutou
• Created: 16/Dec/19 05:19
• Updated: 11/Jan/23 07:53
• Resolved: 24/Jun/21 00:53

Description

See "MIME types" thread for details: https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b15726d0c0da2223ba1b45a226ef86263f688b20532a30535cd5e267%40%3Cdev.arrow.apache.org%3E

Summary:

• If we don't register our media types for Apache Arrow formats (IPC File Format and IPC Streaming Format) to IANA, we should use "x-" prefix such as "application/x-apache-arrow-file".
• It may be better that we reuse the same manner as Apache Thrift. Apache Thrift registers their media types as "application/vnd.apache.thrift.XXX". If we use the same manner as Apache Thrift, we will use "application/vnd.apache.arrow.file" or something.

TODO:

• Decide which media types should we register. (Do we need vote?)
• Register our media types to IANA.
  • Media types page: https://www.iana.org/assignments/media-types/media-types.xhtml
  • Application form for new media types: https://www.iana.org/form/media-types