[HTTPCLIENT-1466] FileBodyPart.generateContentType() method ignores ContentType parameters

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 4.3.1, 4.3.2
• Fix Version/s: 4.3.3, 4.4 Alpha1
• Component/s: HttpClient (classic)
• Environment: OS X 10.9.1 Mavericks, Apple WebObjects, Project Wonder
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Bogdan Zlatanov
• Created: 20/Feb/14 21:40
• Updated: 20/Sep/16 19:31
• Resolved: 21/Feb/14 10:58

Description

When generating the Content-Type header of a body part the FileBodyPart.generateContentType() method does not take into account possible Content-Type parameters.

Up to version 4.2.3 I used to add the parameters by appending them to the MIME type, e.g. "application/xml; param=XYZ". Since ver. 4.3.1, however, the ContentType constructor has an additional check - Args.check(valid(type), "MIME type may not contain reserved characters"); - which fails because of the semi-colon.

A proper fix seems not very trivial though, as access to content-type parameters could be gained through neither ContentBody, nor ContentDescriptor.