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package com.raizlabs.content.sharing;
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import java.io.File;

import android.content.Intent;
import android.net.Uri;
import android.webkit.MimeTypeMap;

/**
 * Utility class which contains utilities for sharing.
 * 
 * @author Dylan James
 *
 */
public class SharingUtils {
  
  /**
   * Gets an {@link Intent} to share the given {@link File} using the mime type
   * specified by the {@link File}. This may limit the activities which can handle
   * the {@link Intent} or may fail if the extension isn't recognized.
   * @see MimeTypeMap#getMimeTypeFromExtension(String)
   * @see #getShareFileIntentUsingGenericMimeType(File)
   * @see #getShareFileIntent(File, String)
   * @param file The {@link File} to share.
   * @return The {@link Intent} to share the given file.
   */
  public static Intent getShareFileIntentUsingFileMimeType(File file) {
    String extension = MimeTypeMap.getFileExtensionFromUrl(file.getAbsolutePath());
    String mimeType = MimeTypeMap.getSingleton().getMimeTypeFromExtension(extension);
    return getShareFileIntent(file, mimeType);
  }
  
  /**
   * Gets an {@link Intent} to share the given {@link File} using a generic
   * mime type which can be handled by many activities.
   * @see #getShareFileIntent(File, String)
   * @see #getShareFileIntentUsingFileMimeType(File)
   * @param file The {@link File} to share.
   * @return The {@link Intent} to share the given file.
   */
  public static Intent getShareFileIntentUsingGenericMimeType(File file) {
    return getShareFileIntent(file, "text/plain");
  }
  
  /**
   * Gets an {@link Intent} to share the given {@link File} using the given mime type.
   * @see #getShareFileIntentUsingFileMimeType(File)
   * @see #getShareFileIntentUsingGenericMimeType(File)
   * @param file The {@link File} to share.
   * @param mimeType The Mime Type to set as the type for the {@link Intent}.
   * @return The {@link Intent} to share the given file.
   */
  public static Intent getShareFileIntent(File file, String mimeType) {
    Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SEND);
    intent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM, Uri.fromFile(file));
    intent.setType(mimeType);
    return intent;
  }
}

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