@xhmikosr/archive-type
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Detect the archive type of a Buffer/Uint8Array
npm install @xhmikosr/archive-type
import archiveType from '@xhmikosr/archive-type';
import {readChunk} from 'read-chunk';
const buffer = await readChunk('unicorn.zip', 0, 262);
await archiveType(buffer);
//=> {ext: 'zip', mime: 'application/zip'}
Returns an Object with:
ext - One of the supported file typesmime - The MIME typeOr null when no match.
Type: Buffer Uint8Array
It only needs the first 262 bytes.
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Detect the archive type of a Buffer/Uint8Array
We found that @xhmikosr/archive-type demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago. It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.
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