* code.
   *
   * @param formalType is {@code Foo<formalType>} a supertype of {@code Foo<T>}?
   * @param declaration The type variable in the context of a parameterized type. Used to infer type
   *     bound when {@code formalType} is a wildcard with implicit upper bound.
   */
  private boolean is(Type formalType, TypeVariable<?> declaration) {
    if (runtimeType.equals(formalType)) {
      return true;
    }

     */
    protected FormatType getFormatType(final HttpServletRequest request) {
        FormatType formatType = (FormatType) request.getAttribute(API_FORMAT_TYPE);
        if (formatType != null) {
            return formatType;
        }

        formatType = detectFormatType(request);
        request.setAttribute(API_FORMAT_TYPE, formatType);
        return formatType;
    }

    /**

        }
        if ("favorites".equals(type)) {
            return FormatType.FAVORITES;
        }
        if ("health".equals(type)) {
            return FormatType.PING;
        }
        if ("suggest-words".equals(type)) {
            return FormatType.SUGGEST;
        }
        // default
        return FormatType.OTHER;
    }

    @Override