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+use std::fmt;
+use std::borrow::Cow;
+use std::str::FromStr;
+use std::ascii::AsciiExt;
+
+use mime::Mime;
+use language_tags::LanguageTag;
+
+use header::parsing;
+use header::{Header, HeaderFormat};
+
+/// The `Link` header, defined in
+/// [RFC5988](http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5988#section-5)
+///
+/// # ABNF
+/// ```plain
+/// Link           = "Link" ":" #link-value
+/// link-value     = "<" URI-Reference ">" *( ";" link-param )
+/// link-param     = ( ( "rel" "=" relation-types )
+///                | ( "anchor" "=" <"> URI-Reference <"> )
+///                | ( "rev" "=" relation-types )
+///                | ( "hreflang" "=" Language-Tag )
+///                | ( "media" "=" ( MediaDesc | ( <"> MediaDesc <"> ) ) )
+///                | ( "title" "=" quoted-string )
+///                | ( "title*" "=" ext-value )
+///                | ( "type" "=" ( media-type | quoted-mt ) )
+///                | ( link-extension ) )
+/// link-extension = ( parmname [ "=" ( ptoken | quoted-string ) ] )
+///                | ( ext-name-star "=" ext-value )
+/// ext-name-star  = parmname "*" ; reserved for RFC2231-profiled
+/// ; extensions.  Whitespace NOT
+/// ; allowed in between.
+/// ptoken         = 1*ptokenchar
+/// ptokenchar     = "!" | "#" | "$" | "%" | "&" | "'" | "("
+///                | ")" | "*" | "+" | "-" | "." | "/" | DIGIT
+///                | ":" | "<" | "=" | ">" | "?" | "@" | ALPHA
+///                | "[" | "]" | "^" | "_" | "`" | "{" | "|"
+///                | "}" | "~"
+/// media-type     = type-name "/" subtype-name
+/// quoted-mt      = <"> media-type <">
+/// relation-types = relation-type
+///                | <"> relation-type *( 1*SP relation-type ) <">
+/// relation-type  = reg-rel-type | ext-rel-type
+/// reg-rel-type   = LOALPHA *( LOALPHA | DIGIT | "." | "-" )
+/// ext-rel-type   = URI
+/// ```
+///
+/// # Example values
+///
+/// `Link: <http://example.com/TheBook/chapter2>; rel="previous";
+///        title="previous chapter"`
+///
+/// `Link: </TheBook/chapter2>; rel="previous"; title*=UTF-8'de'letztes%20Kapitel,
+///        </TheBook/chapter4>; rel="next"; title*=UTF-8'de'n%c3%a4chstes%20Kapitel`
+///
+/// # Examples
+/// ```
+/// use hyper::header::{Headers, Link, LinkValue, RelationType};
+///
+/// let link_value = LinkValue::new("http://example.com/TheBook/chapter2")
+///     .push_rel(RelationType::Previous)
+///     .set_title("previous chapter");
+///
+/// let mut headers = Headers::new();
+/// headers.set(
+///     Link::new(vec![link_value])
+/// );
+/// ```
+#[derive(Clone, PartialEq, Debug)]
+pub struct Link {
+    /// A list of the `link-value`s of the Link entity-header.
+    values: Vec<LinkValue>
+}
+
+/// A single `link-value` of a `Link` header, based on:
+/// [RFC5988](http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5988#section-5)
+#[derive(Clone, PartialEq, Debug)]
+pub struct LinkValue {
+    /// Target IRI: `link-value`.
+    link: Cow<'static, str>,
+
+    /// Forward Relation Types: `rel`.
+    rel: Option<Vec<RelationType>>,
+
+    /// Context IRI: `anchor`.
+    anchor: Option<String>,
+
+    /// Reverse Relation Types: `rev`.
+    rev: Option<Vec<RelationType>>,
+
+    /// Hint on the language of the result of dereferencing
+    /// the link: `hreflang`.
+    href_lang: Option<Vec<LanguageTag>>,
+
+    /// Destination medium or media: `media`.
+    media_desc: Option<Vec<MediaDesc>>,
+
+    /// Label of the destination of a Link: `title`.
+    title: Option<String>,
+
+    /// The `title` encoded in a different charset: `title*`.
+    title_star: Option<String>,
+
+    /// Hint on the media type of the result of dereferencing
+    /// the link: `type`.
+    media_type: Option<Mime>,
+
+    /// Link Extension: `link-extension`.
+    link_extension: Option<String>
+}
+
+/// A Media Descriptors Enum based on:
+/// https://www.w3.org/TR/html401/types.html#h-6.13
+#[derive(Clone, PartialEq, Debug)]
+pub enum MediaDesc {
+    /// screen.
+    Screen,
+    /// tty.
+    Tty,
+    /// tv.
+    Tv,
+    /// projection.
+    Projection,
+    /// handheld.
+    Handheld,
+    /// print.
+    Print,
+    /// braille.
+    Braille,
+    /// aural.
+    Aural,
+    /// all.
+    All,
+    /// Unrecognized media descriptor extension.
+    Extension(String)
+}
+
+/// A Link Relation Type Enum based on:
+/// [RFC5988](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5988#section-6.2.2)
+#[derive(Clone, PartialEq, Debug)]
+pub enum RelationType {
+    /// alternate.
+    Alternate,
+    /// appendix.
+    Appendix,
+    /// bookmark.
+    Bookmark,
+    /// chapter.
+    Chapter,
+    /// contents.
+    Contents,
+    /// copyright.
+    Copyright,
+    /// current.
+    Current,
+    /// describedby.
+    DescribedBy,
+    /// edit.
+    Edit,
+    /// edit-media.
+    EditMedia,
+    /// enclosure.
+    Enclosure,
+    /// first.
+    First,
+    /// glossary.
+    Glossary,
+    /// help.
+    Help,
+    /// hub.
+    Hub,
+    /// index.
+    Index,
+    /// last.
+    Last,
+    /// latest-version.
+    LatestVersion,
+    /// license.
+    License,
+    /// next.
+    Next,
+    /// next-archive.
+    NextArchive,
+    /// payment.
+    Payment,
+    /// prev.
+    Prev,
+    /// predecessor-version.
+    PredecessorVersion,
+    /// previous.
+    Previous,
+    /// prev-archive.
+    PrevArchive,
+    /// related.
+    Related,
+    /// replies.
+    Replies,
+    /// section.
+    Section,
+    /// self.
+    RelationTypeSelf,
+    /// service.
+    Service,
+    /// start.
+    Start,
+    /// stylesheet.
+    Stylesheet,
+    /// subsection.
+    Subsection,
+    /// successor-version.
+    SuccessorVersion,
+    /// up.
+    Up,
+    /// versionHistory.
+    VersionHistory,
+    /// via.
+    Via,
+    /// working-copy.
+    WorkingCopy,
+    /// working-copy-of.
+    WorkingCopyOf,
+    /// ext-rel-type.
+    ExtRelType(String)
+}
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+// Struct methods
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+impl Link {
+    /// Create `Link` from a `Vec<LinkValue>`.
+    pub fn new(link_values: Vec<LinkValue>) -> Link {
+        Link { values: link_values }
+    }
+
+    /// Get the `Link` header's `LinkValue`s.
+    pub fn values(&self) -> &[LinkValue] {
+        self.values.as_ref()
+    }
+
+    /// Add a `LinkValue` instance to the `Link` header's values.
+    pub fn push_value(&mut self, link_value: LinkValue) {
+        self.values.push(link_value);
+    }
+}
+
+impl LinkValue {
+    /// Create `LinkValue` from URI-Reference.
+    pub fn new<T>(uri: T) -> LinkValue
+        where T: Into<Cow<'static, str>> {
+        LinkValue {
+            link: uri.into(),
+            rel: None,
+            anchor: None,
+            rev: None,
+            href_lang: None,
+            media_desc: None,
+            title: None,
+            title_star: None,
+            media_type: None,
+            link_extension: None,
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Get the `LinkValue`'s value.
+    pub fn link(&self) -> &str {
+        self.link.as_ref()
+    }
+
+    /// Get the `LinkValue`'s `rel` parameter(s).
+    pub fn rel(&self) -> Option<&[RelationType]> {
+        self.rel.as_ref().map(AsRef::as_ref)
+    }
+
+    /// Get the `LinkValue`'s `anchor` parameter.
+    pub fn anchor(&self) -> Option<&str> {
+        self.anchor.as_ref().map(AsRef::as_ref)
+    }
+
+    /// Get the `LinkValue`'s `rev` parameter(s).
+    pub fn rev(&self) -> Option<&[RelationType]> {
+        self.rev.as_ref().map(AsRef::as_ref)
+    }
+
+    /// Get the `LinkValue`'s `hreflang` parameter(s).
+    pub fn href_lang(&self) -> Option<&[LanguageTag]> {
+        self.href_lang.as_ref().map(AsRef::as_ref)
+    }
+
+    /// Get the `LinkValue`'s `media` parameter(s).
+    pub fn media_desc(&self) -> Option<&[MediaDesc]> {
+        self.media_desc.as_ref().map(AsRef::as_ref)
+    }
+
+    /// Get the `LinkValue`'s `title` parameter.
+    pub fn title(&self) -> Option<&str> {
+        self.title.as_ref().map(AsRef::as_ref)
+    }
+
+    /// Get the `LinkValue`'s `title*` parameter.
+    pub fn title_star(&self) -> Option<&str> {
+        self.title_star.as_ref().map(AsRef::as_ref)
+    }
+
+    /// Get the `LinkValue`'s `type` parameter.
+    pub fn media_type(&self) -> Option<&Mime> {
+        self.media_type.as_ref()
+    }
+
+    /// Get the `LinkValue`'s `link-extension` parameter.
+    pub fn link_extension(&self) -> Option<&str> {
+        self.link_extension.as_ref().map(AsRef::as_ref)
+    }
+
+    /// Add a `RelationType` to the `LinkValue`'s `rel` parameter.
+    pub fn push_rel(mut self, rel: RelationType) -> LinkValue {
+        let mut v = self.rel.take().unwrap_or(Vec::new());
+
+        v.push(rel);
+
+        self.rel = Some(v);
+
+        self
+    }
+
+    /// Set `LinkValue`'s `anchor` parameter.
+    pub fn set_anchor<T: Into<String>>(mut self, anchor: T) -> LinkValue {
+        self.anchor = Some(anchor.into());
+
+        self
+    }
+
+    /// Add a `RelationType` to the `LinkValue`'s `rev` parameter.
+    pub fn push_rev(mut self, rev: RelationType) -> LinkValue {
+        let mut v = self.rev.take().unwrap_or(Vec::new());
+
+        v.push(rev);
+
+        self.rev = Some(v);
+
+        self
+    }
+
+    /// Add a `LanguageTag` to the `LinkValue`'s `hreflang` parameter.
+    pub fn push_href_lang(mut self, language_tag: LanguageTag) -> LinkValue {
+        let mut v = self.href_lang.take().unwrap_or(Vec::new());
+
+        v.push(language_tag);
+
+        self.href_lang = Some(v);
+
+        self
+    }
+
+    /// Add a `MediaDesc` to the `LinkValue`'s `media_desc` parameter.
+    pub fn push_media_desc(mut self, media_desc: MediaDesc) -> LinkValue {
+        let mut v = self.media_desc.take().unwrap_or(Vec::new());
+
+        v.push(media_desc);
+
+        self.media_desc = Some(v);
+
+        self
+    }
+
+    /// Set `LinkValue`'s `title` parameter.
+    pub fn set_title<T: Into<String>>(mut self, title: T) -> LinkValue {
+        self.title = Some(title.into());
+
+        self
+    }
+
+    /// Set `LinkValue`'s `title*` parameter.
+    pub fn set_title_star<T: Into<String>>(mut self, title_star: T) -> LinkValue {
+        self.title_star = Some(title_star.into());
+
+        self
+    }
+
+    /// Set `LinkValue`'s `type` parameter.
+    pub fn set_media_type(mut self, media_type: Mime) -> LinkValue {
+        self.media_type = Some(media_type);
+
+        self
+    }
+
+    /// Set `LinkValue`'s `link-extension` parameter.
+    pub fn set_link_extension<T: Into<String>>(mut self, link_extension: T) -> LinkValue {
+        self.link_extension = Some(link_extension.into());
+
+        self
+    }
+}
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+// Trait implementations
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+impl Header for Link {
+    fn header_name() -> &'static str {
+        static NAME: &'static str = "Link";
+        NAME
+    }
+
+    fn parse_header(raw: &[Vec<u8>]) -> ::Result<Link> {
+        // If more that one `Link` headers are present in a request's
+        // headers they are combined in a single `Link` header containing
+        // all the `link-value`s present in each of those `Link` headers.
+        raw.iter()
+            .map(|v| parsing::from_raw_str::<Link>(&v))
+            .fold(None, |p, c| match (p, c) {
+                (None, c) => Some(c),
+                (e @ Some(Err(_)), _) => e,
+                (Some(Ok(mut p)), Ok(c)) => {
+                    p.values.extend(c.values);
+
+                    Some(Ok(p))
+                }
+                _ => Some(Err(::Error::Header)),
+            })
+            .unwrap_or(Err(::Error::Header))
+    }
+}
+impl HeaderFormat for Link {
+    fn fmt_header(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
+        fmt_delimited(f, self.values.as_slice(), ", ", ("", ""))
+    }
+}
+
+impl fmt::Display for Link {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
+        self.fmt_header(f)
+    }
+}
+
+impl fmt::Display for LinkValue {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
+        try!(write!(f, "<{}>", self.link));
+
+        if let Some(ref rel) = self.rel {
+            try!(fmt_delimited(f, rel.as_slice(), " ", ("; rel=\"", "\"")));
+        }
+        if let Some(ref anchor) = self.anchor {
+            try!(write!(f, "; anchor=\"{}\"", anchor));
+        }
+        if let Some(ref rev) = self.rev {
+            try!(fmt_delimited(f, rev.as_slice(), " ", ("; rev=\"", "\"")));
+        }
+        if let Some(ref href_lang) = self.href_lang {
+            for tag in href_lang {
+                try!(write!(f, "; hreflang={}", tag));
+            }
+        }
+        if let Some(ref media_desc) = self.media_desc {
+            try!(fmt_delimited(f, media_desc.as_slice(), ", ", ("; media=\"", "\"")));
+        }
+        if let Some(ref title) = self.title {
+            try!(write!(f, "; title=\"{}\"", title));
+        }
+        if let Some(ref title_star) = self.title_star {
+            try!(write!(f, "; title*={}", title_star));
+        }
+        if let Some(ref media_type) = self.media_type {
+            try!(write!(f, "; type=\"{}\"", media_type));
+        }
+        if let Some(ref link_extension) = self.link_extension {
+            try!(write!(f, "; link-extension={}", link_extension));
+        }
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
+impl FromStr for Link {
+    type Err = ::Error;
+
+    fn from_str(s: &str) -> ::Result<Link> {
+        // Create a split iterator with delimiters: `;`, `,`
+        let link_split = SplitAsciiUnquoted::new(s, ";,");
+
+        let mut link_values: Vec<LinkValue> = Vec::new();
+
+        // Loop over the splits parsing the Link header into
+        // a `Vec<LinkValue>`
+        for segment in link_split {
+            // Parse the `Target IRI`
+            // https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5988#section-5.1
+            if segment.trim().starts_with('<') {
+                link_values.push(
+                    match verify_and_trim(segment.trim(), (b'<', b'>')) {
+                        Err(_) => return Err(::Error::Header),
+                        Ok(s) => {
+                            LinkValue {
+                                link: s.to_owned().into(),
+                                rel: None,
+                                anchor: None,
+                                rev: None,
+                                href_lang: None,
+                                media_desc: None,
+                                title: None,
+                                title_star: None,
+                                media_type: None,
+                                link_extension: None,
+                            }
+                        },
+                    }
+                );
+            } else {
+                // Parse the current link-value's parameters
+                let mut link_param_split = segment.splitn(2, '=');
+
+                let link_param_name = match link_param_split.next() {
+                    None => return Err(::Error::Header),
+                    Some(p) => p.trim(),
+                };
+
+                let mut link_header = match link_values.last_mut() {
+                    None => return Err(::Error::Header),
+                    Some(l) => l,
+                };
+
+                if "rel".eq_ignore_ascii_case(link_param_name) {
+                    // Parse relation type: `rel`.
+                    // https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5988#section-5.3
+                    if link_header.rel.is_none() {
+                        link_header.rel = match link_param_split.next() {
+                            None => return Err(::Error::Header),
+                            Some("") =>  return Err(::Error::Header),
+                            Some(s) => {
+                                s.trim_matches(|c: char| c == '"' || c.is_whitespace())
+                                    .split(' ')
+                                    .map(|t| t.trim().parse())
+                                    .collect::<Result<Vec<RelationType>, _>>()
+                                    .or_else(|_| return Err(::Error::Header))
+                                    .ok()
+                            },
+                        };
+                    }
+                } else if "anchor".eq_ignore_ascii_case(link_param_name) {
+                    // Parse the `Context IRI`.
+                    // https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5988#section-5.2
+                    link_header.anchor = match link_param_split.next() {
+                        None => return Err(::Error::Header),
+                        Some("") =>  return Err(::Error::Header),
+                        Some(s) => match verify_and_trim(s.trim(), (b'"', b'"')) {
+                            Err(_) => return Err(::Error::Header),
+                            Ok(a) => Some(String::from(a)),
+                        },
+                    };
+                } else if "rev".eq_ignore_ascii_case(link_param_name) {
+                    // Parse relation type: `rev`.
+                    // https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5988#section-5.3
+                    if link_header.rev.is_none() {
+                        link_header.rev = match link_param_split.next() {
+                            None => return Err(::Error::Header),
+                            Some("") =>  return Err(::Error::Header),
+                            Some(s) => {
+                                s.trim_matches(|c: char| c == '"' || c.is_whitespace())
+                                    .split(' ')
+                                    .map(|t| t.trim().parse())
+                                    .collect::<Result<Vec<RelationType>, _>>()
+                                    .or_else(|_| return Err(::Error::Header))
+                                    .ok()
+                            },
+                        }
+                    }
+                } else if "hreflang".eq_ignore_ascii_case(link_param_name) {
+                    // Parse target attribute: `hreflang`.
+                    // https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5988#section-5.4
+                    let mut v = link_header.href_lang.take().unwrap_or(Vec::new());
+
+                    v.push(
+                        match link_param_split.next() {
+                            None => return Err(::Error::Header),
+                            Some("") =>  return Err(::Error::Header),
+                            Some(s) => match s.trim().parse() {
+                                Err(_) => return Err(::Error::Header),
+                                Ok(t) => t,
+                            },
+                        }
+                    );
+
+                    link_header.href_lang = Some(v);
+                } else if "media".eq_ignore_ascii_case(link_param_name) {
+                    // Parse target attribute: `media`.
+                    // https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5988#section-5.4
+                    if link_header.media_desc.is_none() {
+                        link_header.media_desc = match link_param_split.next() {
+                            None => return Err(::Error::Header),
+                            Some("") =>  return Err(::Error::Header),
+                            Some(s) => {
+                                s.trim_matches(|c: char| c == '"' || c.is_whitespace())
+                                    .split(',')
+                                    .map(|t| t.trim().parse())
+                                    .collect::<Result<Vec<MediaDesc>, _>>()
+                                    .or_else(|_| return Err(::Error::Header))
+                                    .ok()
+                            },
+                        };
+                    }
+                } else if "title".eq_ignore_ascii_case(link_param_name) {
+                    // Parse target attribute: `title`.
+                    // https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5988#section-5.4
+                    if link_header.title.is_none() {
+                        link_header.title = match link_param_split.next() {
+                            None => return Err(::Error::Header),
+                            Some("") =>  return Err(::Error::Header),
+                            Some(s) => match verify_and_trim(s.trim(), (b'"', b'"')) {
+                                Err(_) => return Err(::Error::Header),
+                                Ok(t) => Some(String::from(t)),
+                            },
+                        };
+                    }
+                } else if "title*".eq_ignore_ascii_case(link_param_name) {
+                    // Parse target attribute: `title*`.
+                    // https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5988#section-5.4
+                    //
+                    // Definition of `ext-value`:
+                    //       https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5987#section-3.2.1
+                    if link_header.title_star.is_none() {
+                        link_header.title_star = match link_param_split.next() {
+                            None => return Err(::Error::Header),
+                            Some("") =>  return Err(::Error::Header),
+                            Some(s) => Some(String::from(s.trim())),
+                        };
+                    }
+                } else if "type".eq_ignore_ascii_case(link_param_name) {
+                    // Parse target attribute: `type`.
+                    // https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5988#section-5.4
+                    if link_header.media_type.is_none() {
+                        link_header.media_type = match link_param_split.next() {
+                            None => return Err(::Error::Header),
+                            Some("") =>  return Err(::Error::Header),
+                            Some(s) => match verify_and_trim(s.trim(), (b'"', b'"')) {
+                                Err(_) => return Err(::Error::Header),
+                                Ok(t) => match t.parse() {
+                                    Err(_) => return Err(::Error::Header),
+                                    Ok(m) => Some(m),
+                                },
+                            },
+
+                        };
+                    }
+                } else if "link-extension".eq_ignore_ascii_case(link_param_name) {
+                    // Parse target attribute: `link-extension`.
+                    // https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5988#section-5.4
+                    if link_header.link_extension.is_none() {
+                        link_header.link_extension = match link_param_split.next() {
+                            None => return Err(::Error::Header),
+                            Some("") =>  return Err(::Error::Header),
+                            Some(s) => Some(String::from(s.trim())),
+                        };
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    return Err(::Error::Header);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        Ok(Link::new(link_values))
+    }
+}
+
+impl fmt::Display for MediaDesc {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
+        match *self {
+            MediaDesc::Screen => write!(f, "screen"),
+            MediaDesc::Tty => write!(f, "tty"),
+            MediaDesc::Tv => write!(f, "tv"),
+            MediaDesc::Projection => write!(f, "projection"),
+            MediaDesc::Handheld => write!(f, "handheld"),
+            MediaDesc::Print => write!(f, "print"),
+            MediaDesc::Braille => write!(f, "braille"),
+            MediaDesc::Aural => write!(f, "aural"),
+            MediaDesc::All => write!(f, "all"),
+            MediaDesc::Extension(ref other) => write!(f, "{}", other),
+         }
+    }
+}
+
+impl FromStr for MediaDesc {
+    type Err = ::Error;
+
+    fn from_str(s: &str) -> ::Result<MediaDesc> {
+        match s {
+            "screen" => Ok(MediaDesc::Screen),
+            "tty" => Ok(MediaDesc::Tty),
+            "tv" => Ok(MediaDesc::Tv),
+            "projection" => Ok(MediaDesc::Projection),
+            "handheld" => Ok(MediaDesc::Handheld),
+            "print" => Ok(MediaDesc::Print),
+            "braille" => Ok(MediaDesc::Braille),
+            "aural" => Ok(MediaDesc::Aural),
+            "all" => Ok(MediaDesc::All),
+             _ => Ok(MediaDesc::Extension(String::from(s))),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl fmt::Display for RelationType {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
+        match *self {
+            RelationType::Alternate => write!(f, "alternate"),
+            RelationType::Appendix => write!(f, "appendix"),
+            RelationType::Bookmark => write!(f, "bookmark"),
+            RelationType::Chapter => write!(f, "chapter"),
+            RelationType::Contents => write!(f, "contents"),
+            RelationType::Copyright => write!(f, "copyright"),
+            RelationType::Current => write!(f, "current"),
+            RelationType::DescribedBy => write!(f, "describedby"),
+            RelationType::Edit => write!(f, "edit"),
+            RelationType::EditMedia => write!(f, "edit-media"),
+            RelationType::Enclosure => write!(f, "enclosure"),
+            RelationType::First => write!(f, "first"),
+            RelationType::Glossary => write!(f, "glossary"),
+            RelationType::Help => write!(f, "help"),
+            RelationType::Hub => write!(f, "hub"),
+            RelationType::Index => write!(f, "index"),
+            RelationType::Last => write!(f, "last"),
+            RelationType::LatestVersion => write!(f, "latest-version"),
+            RelationType::License => write!(f, "license"),
+            RelationType::Next => write!(f, "next"),
+            RelationType::NextArchive => write!(f, "next-archive"),
+            RelationType::Payment => write!(f, "payment"),
+            RelationType::Prev => write!(f, "prev"),
+            RelationType::PredecessorVersion => write!(f, "predecessor-version"),
+            RelationType::Previous => write!(f, "previous"),
+            RelationType::PrevArchive => write!(f, "prev-archive"),
+            RelationType::Related => write!(f, "related"),
+            RelationType::Replies => write!(f, "replies"),
+            RelationType::Section => write!(f, "section"),
+            RelationType::RelationTypeSelf => write!(f, "self"),
+            RelationType::Service => write!(f, "service"),
+            RelationType::Start => write!(f, "start"),
+            RelationType::Stylesheet => write!(f, "stylesheet"),
+            RelationType::Subsection => write!(f, "subsection"),
+            RelationType::SuccessorVersion => write!(f, "successor-version"),
+            RelationType::Up => write!(f, "up"),
+            RelationType::VersionHistory => write!(f, "version-history"),
+            RelationType::Via => write!(f, "via"),
+            RelationType::WorkingCopy => write!(f, "working-copy"),
+            RelationType::WorkingCopyOf => write!(f, "working-copy-of"),
+            RelationType::ExtRelType(ref uri) => write!(f, "{}", uri),
+         }
+    }
+}
+
+impl FromStr for RelationType {
+    type Err = ::Error;
+
+    fn from_str(s: &str) -> ::Result<RelationType> {
+        if "alternate".eq_ignore_ascii_case(s) {
+            Ok(RelationType::Alternate)
+        } else if "appendix".eq_ignore_ascii_case(s) {
+            Ok(RelationType::Appendix)
+        } else if "bookmark".eq_ignore_ascii_case(s) {
+            Ok(RelationType::Bookmark)
+        } else if "chapter".eq_ignore_ascii_case(s) {
+            Ok(RelationType::Chapter)
+        } else if "contents".eq_ignore_ascii_case(s) {
+            Ok(RelationType::Contents)
+        } else if "copyright".eq_ignore_ascii_case(s) {
+            Ok(RelationType::Copyright)
+        } else if "current".eq_ignore_ascii_case(s) {
+            Ok(RelationType::Current)
+        } else if "describedby".eq_ignore_ascii_case(s) {
+            Ok(RelationType::DescribedBy)
+        } else if "edit".eq_ignore_ascii_case(s) {
+            Ok(RelationType::Edit)
+        } else if "edit-media".eq_ignore_ascii_case(s) {
+            Ok(RelationType::EditMedia)
+        } else if "enclosure".eq_ignore_ascii_case(s) {
+            Ok(RelationType::Enclosure)
+        } else if "first".eq_ignore_ascii_case(s) {
+            Ok(RelationType::First)
+        } else if "glossary".eq_ignore_ascii_case(s) {
+            Ok(RelationType::Glossary)
+        } else if "help".eq_ignore_ascii_case(s) {
+            Ok(RelationType::Help)
+        } else if "hub".eq_ignore_ascii_case(s) {
+            Ok(RelationType::Hub)
+        } else if "index".eq_ignore_ascii_case(s) {
+            Ok(RelationType::Index)
+        } else if "last".eq_ignore_ascii_case(s) {
+            Ok(RelationType::Last)
+        } else if "latest-version".eq_ignore_ascii_case(s) {
+            Ok(RelationType::LatestVersion)
+        } else if "license".eq_ignore_ascii_case(s) {
+            Ok(RelationType::License)
+        } else if "next".eq_ignore_ascii_case(s) {
+            Ok(RelationType::Next)
+        } else if "next-archive".eq_ignore_ascii_case(s) {
+            Ok(RelationType::NextArchive)
+        } else if "payment".eq_ignore_ascii_case(s) {
+            Ok(RelationType::Payment)
+        } else if "prev".eq_ignore_ascii_case(s) {
+            Ok(RelationType::Prev)
+        } else if "predecessor-version".eq_ignore_ascii_case(s) {
+            Ok(RelationType::PredecessorVersion)
+        } else if "previous".eq_ignore_ascii_case(s) {
+            Ok(RelationType::Previous)
+        } else if "prev-archive".eq_ignore_ascii_case(s) {
+            Ok(RelationType::PrevArchive)
+        } else if "related".eq_ignore_ascii_case(s) {
+            Ok(RelationType::Related)
+        } else if "replies".eq_ignore_ascii_case(s) {
+            Ok(RelationType::Replies)
+        } else if "section".eq_ignore_ascii_case(s) {
+            Ok(RelationType::Section)
+        } else if "self".eq_ignore_ascii_case(s) {
+            Ok(RelationType::RelationTypeSelf)
+        } else if "service".eq_ignore_ascii_case(s) {
+            Ok(RelationType::Service)
+        } else if "start".eq_ignore_ascii_case(s) {
+            Ok(RelationType::Start)
+        } else if "stylesheet".eq_ignore_ascii_case(s) {
+            Ok(RelationType::Stylesheet)
+        } else if "subsection".eq_ignore_ascii_case(s) {
+            Ok(RelationType::Subsection)
+        } else if "successor-version".eq_ignore_ascii_case(s) {
+            Ok(RelationType::SuccessorVersion)
+        } else if "up".eq_ignore_ascii_case(s) {
+            Ok(RelationType::Up)
+        } else if "version-history".eq_ignore_ascii_case(s) {
+            Ok(RelationType::VersionHistory)
+        } else if "via".eq_ignore_ascii_case(s) {
+            Ok(RelationType::Via)
+        } else if "working-copy".eq_ignore_ascii_case(s) {
+            Ok(RelationType::WorkingCopy)
+        } else if "working-copy-of".eq_ignore_ascii_case(s) {
+            Ok(RelationType::WorkingCopyOf)
+        } else {
+            Ok(RelationType::ExtRelType(String::from(s)))
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+// Utilities
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+struct SplitAsciiUnquoted<'a> {
+    src: &'a str,
+    pos: usize,
+    del: &'a str
+}
+
+impl<'a> SplitAsciiUnquoted<'a> {
+    fn new(s: &'a str, d: &'a str) -> SplitAsciiUnquoted<'a> {
+        SplitAsciiUnquoted{
+            src: s,
+            pos: 0,
+            del: d,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'a> Iterator for SplitAsciiUnquoted<'a> {
+    type Item = &'a str;
+
+    fn next(&mut self) -> Option<&'a str> {
+        if self.pos < self.src.len() {
+            let prev_pos = self.pos;
+            let mut pos = self.pos;
+
+            let mut in_quotes = false;
+
+            for c in self.src[prev_pos..].as_bytes().iter() {
+                in_quotes ^= *c == b'"';
+
+                // Ignore `c` if we're `in_quotes`.
+                if !in_quotes && self.del.as_bytes().contains(c) {
+                    break;
+                }
+
+                pos += 1;
+            }
+
+            self.pos = pos + 1;
+
+            Some(&self.src[prev_pos..pos])
+        } else {
+            None
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+fn fmt_delimited<T: fmt::Display>(f: &mut fmt::Formatter, p: &[T], d: &str, b: (&str, &str)) -> fmt::Result {
+    if p.len() != 0 {
+        // Write a starting string `b.0` before the first element
+        try!(write!(f, "{}{}", b.0, p[0]));
+
+        for i in &p[1..] {
+            // Write the next element preceded by the delimiter `d`
+            try!(write!(f, "{}{}", d, i));
+        }
+
+        // Write a ending string `b.1` before the first element
+        try!(write!(f, "{}", b.1));
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+fn verify_and_trim(s: &str, b: (u8, u8)) -> ::Result<&str> {
+    let length = s.len();
+    let byte_array = s.as_bytes();
+
+    // Verify that `s` starts with `b.0` and ends with `b.1` and return
+    // the contained substring after triming whitespace.
+    if length > 1 && b.0 == byte_array[0] && b.1 == byte_array[length - 1] {
+        Ok(s.trim_matches(
+            |c: char| c == b.0 as char || c == b.1 as char || c.is_whitespace())
+        )
+    } else {
+        Err(::Error::Header)
+    }
+}
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+// Tests
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use std::fmt;
+    use std::fmt::Write;
+
+    use super::{Link, LinkValue, MediaDesc, RelationType, SplitAsciiUnquoted};
+    use super::{fmt_delimited, verify_and_trim};
+
+    use header::Header;
+
+    use buffer::BufReader;
+    use mock::MockStream;
+    use http::h1::parse_request;
+
+    use mime::Mime;
+    use mime::TopLevel::Text;
+    use mime::SubLevel::Plain;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_link() {
+        let link_value = LinkValue::new("http://example.com/TheBook/chapter2")
+            .push_rel(RelationType::Previous)
+            .push_rev(RelationType::Next)
+            .set_title("previous chapter");
+
+        let link_header = b"<http://example.com/TheBook/chapter2>; \
+            rel=\"previous\"; rev=next; title=\"previous chapter\"";
+
+        let expected_link = Link::new(vec![link_value]);
+
+        let link = Header::parse_header(&vec![link_header.to_vec()]);
+        assert_eq!(link.ok(), Some(expected_link));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_link_multiple_values() {
+        let first_link = LinkValue::new("/TheBook/chapter2")
+            .push_rel(RelationType::Previous)
+            .set_title_star("UTF-8'de'letztes%20Kapitel");
+
+        let second_link = LinkValue::new("/TheBook/chapter4")
+            .push_rel(RelationType::Next)
+            .set_title_star("UTF-8'de'n%c3%a4chstes%20Kapitel");
+
+        let link_header = b"</TheBook/chapter2>; \
+            rel=\"previous\"; title*=UTF-8'de'letztes%20Kapitel, \
+            </TheBook/chapter4>; \
+            rel=\"next\"; title*=UTF-8'de'n%c3%a4chstes%20Kapitel";
+
+        let expected_link = Link::new(vec![first_link, second_link]);
+
+        let link = Header::parse_header(&vec![link_header.to_vec()]);
+        assert_eq!(link.ok(), Some(expected_link));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_link_all_attributes() {
+        let link_value = LinkValue::new("http://example.com/TheBook/chapter2")
+            .push_rel(RelationType::Previous)
+            .set_anchor("../anchor/example/")
+            .push_rev(RelationType::Next)
+            .push_href_lang(langtag!(de))
+            .push_media_desc(MediaDesc::Screen)
+            .set_title("previous chapter")
+            .set_title_star("title* unparsed")
+            .set_media_type(Mime(Text, Plain, vec![]))
+            .set_link_extension("link-extension unparsed");
+
+        let link_header = b"<http://example.com/TheBook/chapter2>; \
+            rel=\"previous\"; anchor=\"../anchor/example/\"; \
+            rev=\"next\"; hreflang=de; media=\"screen\"; \
+            title=\"previous chapter\"; title*=title* unparsed; \
+            type=\"text/plain\"; link-extension=link-extension unparsed";
+
+        let expected_link = Link::new(vec![link_value]);
+
+        let link = Header::parse_header(&vec![link_header.to_vec()]);
+        assert_eq!(link.ok(), Some(expected_link));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_link_multiple_link_headers() {
+        let first_link = LinkValue::new("/TheBook/chapter2")
+            .push_rel(RelationType::Previous)
+            .set_title_star("UTF-8'de'letztes%20Kapitel");
+
+        let second_link = LinkValue::new("/TheBook/chapter4")
+            .push_rel(RelationType::Next)
+            .set_title_star("UTF-8'de'n%c3%a4chstes%20Kapitel");
+
+        let third_link = LinkValue::new("http://example.com/TheBook/chapter2")
+            .push_rel(RelationType::Previous)
+            .push_rev(RelationType::Next)
+            .set_title("previous chapter");
+
+        let expected_link = Link::new(vec![first_link, second_link, third_link]);
+
+        let mut raw = MockStream::with_input(b"GET /super_short_uri/and_whatever HTTP/1.1\r\nHost: \
+                                  hyper.rs\r\nAccept: a lot of things\r\nAccept-Charset: \
+                                  utf8\r\nAccept-Encoding: *\r\nLink: </TheBook/chapter2>; \
+                                  rel=\"previous\"; title*=UTF-8'de'letztes%20Kapitel, \
+                                  </TheBook/chapter4>; rel=\"next\"; title*=\
+                                  UTF-8'de'n%c3%a4chstes%20Kapitel\r\n\
+                                  Access-Control-Allow-Credentials: None\r\nLink: \
+                                  <http://example.com/TheBook/chapter2>; \
+                                  rel=\"previous\"; rev=next; title=\"previous chapter\"\
+                                  \r\n\r\n");
+
+        let mut buf = BufReader::new(&mut raw);
+        let res = parse_request(&mut buf).unwrap();
+
+        let link = res.headers.get::<Link>().unwrap();
+
+        assert_eq!(*link, expected_link);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_link_display() {
+        let link_value = LinkValue::new("http://example.com/TheBook/chapter2")
+            .push_rel(RelationType::Previous)
+            .set_anchor("/anchor/example/")
+            .push_rev(RelationType::Next)
+            .push_href_lang(langtag!(de))
+            .push_media_desc(MediaDesc::Screen)
+            .set_title("previous chapter")
+            .set_title_star("title* unparsed")
+            .set_media_type(Mime(Text, Plain, vec![]))
+            .set_link_extension("link-extension unparsed");
+
+        let link = Link::new(vec![link_value]);
+
+        let mut link_header = String::new();
+        write!(&mut link_header, "{}", link).unwrap();
+
+        let expected_link_header = "<http://example.com/TheBook/chapter2>; \
+            rel=\"previous\"; anchor=\"/anchor/example/\"; \
+            rev=\"next\"; hreflang=de; media=\"screen\"; \
+            title=\"previous chapter\"; title*=title* unparsed; \
+            type=\"text/plain\"; link-extension=link-extension unparsed";
+
+        assert_eq!(link_header, expected_link_header);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_link_parsing_errors() {
+        let link_a = b"http://example.com/TheBook/chapter2; \
+            rel=\"previous\"; rev=next; title=\"previous chapter\"";
+
+        let mut err: Result<Link, _> = Header::parse_header(&vec![link_a.to_vec()]);
+        assert_eq!(err.is_err(), true);
+
+        let link_b = b"<http://example.com/TheBook/chapter2>; \
+            =\"previous\"; rev=next; title=\"previous chapter\"";
+
+        err = Header::parse_header(&vec![link_b.to_vec()]);
+        assert_eq!(err.is_err(), true);
+
+        let link_c = b"<http://example.com/TheBook/chapter2>; \
+            rel=; rev=next; title=\"previous chapter\"";
+
+        err = Header::parse_header(&vec![link_c.to_vec()]);
+        assert_eq!(err.is_err(), true);
+
+        let link_d = b"<http://example.com/TheBook/chapter2>; \
+            rel=\"previous\"; rev=next; title=";
+
+        err = Header::parse_header(&vec![link_d.to_vec()]);
+        assert_eq!(err.is_err(), true);
+
+        let link_e = b"<http://example.com/TheBook/chapter2>; \
+            rel=\"previous\"; rev=next; attr=unknown";
+
+        err = Header::parse_header(&vec![link_e.to_vec()]);
+        assert_eq!(err.is_err(), true);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_link_split_ascii_unquoted_iterator() {
+        let string = "some, text; \"and, more; in quotes\", or not";
+        let mut string_split = SplitAsciiUnquoted::new(string, ";,");
+
+        assert_eq!(Some("some"), string_split.next());
+        assert_eq!(Some(" text"), string_split.next());
+        assert_eq!(Some(" \"and, more; in quotes\""), string_split.next());
+        assert_eq!(Some(" or not"), string_split.next());
+        assert_eq!(None, string_split.next());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_link_fmt_delimited() {
+        struct TestFormatterStruct<'a> { v: Vec<&'a str> };
+
+        impl<'a> fmt::Display for TestFormatterStruct<'a> {
+            fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
+                fmt_delimited(f, self.v.as_slice(), ", ", (">>", "<<"))
+            }
+        }
+
+        let test_formatter = TestFormatterStruct { v: vec!["first", "second"] };
+
+        let mut string = String::new();
+        write!(&mut string, "{}", test_formatter).unwrap();
+
+        let expected_string = ">>first, second<<";
+
+        assert_eq!(string, expected_string);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_link_verify_and_trim() {
+        let string = verify_and_trim(">  some string   <", (b'>', b'<'));
+        assert_eq!(string.ok(), Some("some string"));
+
+        let err = verify_and_trim(" >  some string   <", (b'>', b'<'));
+        assert_eq!(err.is_err(), true);
+    }
+}
+
+bench_header!(bench_link, Link, { vec![b"<http://example.com/TheBook/chapter2>; rel=\"previous\"; rev=next; title=\"previous chapter\"; type=\"text/html\"; media=\"screen, tty\"".to_vec()] });
diff --git a/src/header/common/mod.rs b/src/header/common/mod.rs
index a91ca302bd..3b96f5157b 100644
--- a/src/header/common/mod.rs
+++ b/src/header/common/mod.rs
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ pub use self::transfer_encoding::TransferEncoding;
 pub use self::upgrade::{Upgrade, Protocol, ProtocolName};
 pub use self::user_agent::UserAgent;
 pub use self::vary::Vary;
+pub use self::link::{Link, LinkValue, RelationType, MediaDesc};
 
 #[doc(hidden)]
 #[macro_export]
@@ -391,3 +392,4 @@ mod transfer_encoding;
 mod upgrade;
 mod user_agent;
 mod vary;
+mod link;