1 files changed, 54 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/urllib3/util/response.py b/urllib3/util/response.py
index 45fff55..767ee15 100644
--- a/urllib3/util/response.py
+++ b/urllib3/util/response.py
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+try:
+    import http.client as httplib
+except ImportError:
+    import httplib
+
+from ..exceptions import HeaderParsingError
+
+
 def is_fp_closed(obj):
     """
     Checks whether a given file-like object is closed.
@@ -20,3 +28,49 @@ def is_fp_closed(obj):
         pass
 
     raise ValueError("Unable to determine whether fp is closed.")
+
+
+def assert_header_parsing(headers):
+    """
+    Asserts whether all headers have been successfully parsed.
+    Extracts encountered errors from the result of parsing headers.
+
+    Only works on Python 3.
+
+    :param headers: Headers to verify.
+    :type headers: `httplib.HTTPMessage`.
+
+    :raises urllib3.exceptions.HeaderParsingError:
+        If parsing errors are found.
+    """
+
+    # This will fail silently if we pass in the wrong kind of parameter.
+    # To make debugging easier add an explicit check.
+    if not isinstance(headers, httplib.HTTPMessage):
+        raise TypeError('expected httplib.Message, got {}.'.format(
+            type(headers)))
+
+    defects = getattr(headers, 'defects', None)
+    get_payload = getattr(headers, 'get_payload', None)
+
+    unparsed_data = None
+    if get_payload:  # Platform-specific: Python 3.
+        unparsed_data = get_payload()
+
+    if defects or unparsed_data:
+        raise HeaderParsingError(defects=defects, unparsed_data=unparsed_data)
+
+
+def is_response_to_head(response):
+    """
+    Checks, wether a the request of a response has been a HEAD-request.
+    Handles the quirks of AppEngine.
+
+    :param conn:
+    :type conn: :class:`httplib.HTTPResponse`
+    """
+    # FIXME: Can we do this somehow without accessing private httplib _method?
+    method = response._method
+    if isinstance(method, int):  # Platform-specific: Appengine
+        return method == 3
+    return method.upper() == 'HEAD'