ac-file-extensions
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This little helper creates a list of file extensions including their "real" name and mimetype.
Use it to determine mimetype from extenstion, a prettyfied name or vice versa.
Currently support more than 300 file types.
If you upgrade to version 2, please note that there a breaking changes. While version 1 only provided a list of file extensions, version 2 can be used to easily query extensions.
Use yarn add ac-file-extensions or npm install ac-file-extensions.
After installation this package will automatically create the collection.js file from sources.
const fileExtensions = require('ac-file-extensions')
// search from mp4
const result = fileExtensions.query({ ext: 'mp4' })
console.log(result)
// { "ext": "mp4", "name": "MPEG-4 Video", "mimetype": "video/mp4" }
// retrieve the whole list
fileExtensions.list()
You can use query with parameter:
If you want to add a new file extension, choose the right folder and add it like the other file extension. Use pull requests to send updates.
To commit, add it with git-add (or any GUI) and then use "make commit" on the CLI and answer the questions there. If you're done and want to release a new version, run "make release".
Publishing to npm must be done manually.
Please note, that this package is the successor of file-extensions. That's why it starts with version 1.2.0.
Please do not use package file-extensions any longer.
MIT License Copyright © 2009-present, AdmiralCloud AG, Mark Poepping
2.0.10 (2024-07-22 09:58:33)
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Creates a list of file extensions and their "real" names
The npm package ac-file-extensions receives a total of 179 weekly downloads. As such, ac-file-extensions popularity was classified as not popular.
We found that ac-file-extensions demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago. It has 0 open source maintainers collaborating on the project.
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