mime-db
This is a database of all mime types.
It consistents of a single, public JSON file and does not include any logic,
allowing it to remain as unopinionated as possible with an API.
It aggregates data from the following sources:
Usage
npm i mime-db
var db = require('mime-db');
var data = db['application/javascript'];
If you're crazy enough to use this in the browser,
you can just grab the JSON file:
https://cdn.rawgit.com/jshttp/mime-db/master/db.json
Data Structure
The JSON file is a map lookup for lowercased mime types.
Each mime type has the following properties:
.source
- where the mime type is defined.
If not set, it's probably a custom media type.
.extensions[]
- known extensions associated with this mime type..compressible
- whether a file of this type is can be gzipped..charset
- the default charset associated with this type, if any.
If unknown, every property could be undefined
.
Repository Structure
scripts
- these are scripts to run to build the databasesrc/
- this is a folder of files created from remote sources like Apache and IANAlib/
- this is a folder of our own custom sources and db, which will be merged into db.json
db.json
- the final built JSON file for end-user usage
Contributing
To edit the database, only make PRs against files in the lib/
folder.
To update the build, run npm run update
.