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;
    }

    protected FormatType detectFormatType(final HttpServletRequest request) {