[CXF-3822] JAX-RS: A 406 status could should be returned for an improperly formatted Accept header

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 2.3.6, 2.4.2
• Fix Version/s: 2.3.7, 2.4.3, 2.5
• Component/s: JAX-RS

Environment

Java 1.6

• Estimated Complexity: Novice
• Assignee: Sergey Beryozkin
• Reporter: Ka-Lok Fung
• Created: 24/Sep/11 01:36
• Updated: 19/Oct/11 17:30
• Resolved: 26/Sep/11 16:35

Description

If you send an Accept header that doesn't contain a slash (i.e., /), CXF's JAX-RS implementation returns a HTTP status of 500 (Internal Server Error). Instead of this status, it would be preferred if a HTTP status of 406 (Not Acceptable) is returned.

Here's the test header:

Accept: foo

Here's the current response:

Status Code: 500 org.apache.cxf.interceptor.Fault: Media type separator is missing

Here's the preferred response:

Status Code: 406 Not Acceptable

I've attached a potential patch against trunk for this issue: