What is @types/mime?
The @types/mime package contains TypeScript type definitions for the 'mime' package, which is a utility to work with MIME types. It allows TypeScript developers to use the 'mime' package with type safety, providing autocompletion and type checking during development.
What are @types/mime's main functionalities?
Lookup MIME type for a file extension
This feature allows you to get the MIME type for a given file extension. The getType function takes a file extension as a string and returns the corresponding MIME type.
"import mime from 'mime';
const mimeType = mime.getType('json'); // 'application/json'"
Get file extension for a MIME type
This feature allows you to get the file extension associated with a given MIME type. The getExtension function takes a MIME type as a string and returns the corresponding file extension.
"import mime from 'mime';
const extension = mime.getExtension('application/json'); // 'json'"
Other packages similar to @types/mime
mime-types
The mime-types package is similar to mime in that it provides lookup functionality for MIME types and file extensions. It is a lighter version without the code for MIME type definition and is based on the mime-db dataset.
mime-db
The mime-db package is a comprehensive dataset of MIME type information, which other packages can use to build their MIME type functionality. It is not a direct utility like mime, but it serves as the source of MIME type information for other packages.