content negotiation (“Accept” HTTP header) based r

Question

When it comes to REST services, Symfony developers (and cookbooks) tend to base the choice of resource representation on file extension rather than content negotiation (see this stackoverflow question).

Example:

article_show:
  pattern:  /articles/{culture}/{year}/{title}.{_format}
  defaults: { _controller: AcmeDemoBundle:Article:show, _format: html }
  requirements:
      culture:  en|fr
      _format:  html|rss
      year:     \d+

Is there a Bundle/way of implementing proper content negotiation on the server side?

Implementing a switch/case style algorithm with _format and encoders in the Controller is the only way to get there?

Answer 1

Checkout https://github.com/FriendsOfSymfony/FOSRestBundle, section "Format listener" ...