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detect image file type


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v0.0.2

  • exports available mimetypes via imgtype.mime.

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imgtype

Image type Hint.

Usage

require! <[imgtype]> # only if use in nodejs imgtype(obj).then ({ext, mime}) -> ... # ext = null if can't figure it out

Mime mappaing

You can use imgtype.mime["..."] to get the mime type for a specific file extension, such as:

imgtype.mime.svg
imgtype.mime.jpg

Supported extensions include:

  • bmp: image/bmp
  • gif: image/gif
  • png: image/png
  • svg: image/svg+xml
  • tif: image/tiff
  • jpg: image/jpeg

Approach

Image file type can be detected throught the first two bytes of the file:

  • TIF
    • SU : 49 49
    • TU : 4D 4D
  • BMP : Qk : 42 4D
  • JPG : /9 : FF D8 FF EO ( Starting 2 Byte will always be same)
  • PNG : iV : 89 50 4E 47
  • GIF : R0 : 47 49 46 38
  • SVG
    • <?xml or <svg, with possibly space ahead.
    • PD : 3C 3F <?
    • PH : 3C 73 <s
    • ID : 20 3C <
    • IC : 20 20

While image files begin with these pattern, there might still be other file formats that begin with the same pattern. Furthermore, there might be exceptions for SVG files.

Thus, this should only be considered as a hint instead of a correct result.

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MIT

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Last updated on 05 Mar 2023

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