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+module ActionController
+  module Head
+    # Returns a response that has no content (merely headers). The options
+    # argument is interpreted to be a hash of header names and values.
+    # This allows you to easily return a response that consists only of
+    # significant headers:
+    #
+    #   head :created, location: person_path(@person)
+    #
+    #   head :created, location: @person
+    #
+    # It can also be used to return exceptional conditions:
+    #
+    #   return head(:method_not_allowed) unless request.post?
+    #   return head(:bad_request) unless valid_request?
+    #   render
+    #
+    # See Rack::Utils::SYMBOL_TO_STATUS_CODE for a full list of valid +status+ symbols.
+    def head(status, options = {})
+      options, status = status, nil if status.is_a?(Hash)
+      status ||= options.delete(:status) || :ok
+      location = options.delete(:location)
+      content_type = options.delete(:content_type)
+
+      options.each do |key, value|
+        headers[key.to_s.dasherize.split('-').each { |v| v[0] = v[0].chr.upcase }.join('-')] = value.to_s
+      end
+
+      self.status = status
+      self.location = url_for(location) if location
+
+      if include_content?(self._status_code)
+        self.content_type = content_type || (Mime[formats.first] if formats)
+        self.response.charset = false if self.response
+        self.response_body = " "
+      else
+        headers.delete('Content-Type')
+        headers.delete('Content-Length')
+        self.response_body = ""
+      end
+    end
+
+    private
+    # :nodoc:
+    def include_content?(status)
+      case status
+      when 100..199
+        false
+      when 204, 205, 304
+        false
+      else
+        true
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end