node-file-inspector

📂 File Inspector

A lightweight node js utility to analyze files - get readable size , MIME type , and also can get the meta data of file along with timestamps easily.

✨ Features

• 🔍 Analyze files with a single function.
• 📏 Convert byte size into human-readable format.
• 🧠 Get MIME types from file extensions.
• 🕒 Access file creation, modification, and access dates.

📦 Installation

npm install file-inspector  

Usage

import { getReadableSize, getMimeType, analyzeFile } from 'node-file-inspector';

const filepath = "path/to/your/file.js";
const bytes = 2048;

const info = analyzeFile(filepath); // returns metadata object
const fileType = getMimeType(filepath); // returns MIME type
const fileSize = getReadableSize(bytes); // returns readable size string

console.log(info);

Example Output

{
  "fileSize": 1512,
  "readableSize": "1.48 KB",
  "extension": "js",
  "mimeTypes": "application/javascript",
  "createdBy": "04/30/2025 12:15:43 GMT+0530 (India Standard Time)",
  "lastModifiedBy": "04/30/2025 12:15:43 GMT+0530 (India Standard Time)"
}