1 | # mime-db
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2 |
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3 | [![NPM Version][npm-version-image]][npm-url]
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4 | [![NPM Downloads][npm-downloads-image]][npm-url]
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5 | [![Node.js Version][node-image]][node-url]
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6 | [![Build Status][ci-image]][ci-url]
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7 | [![Coverage Status][coveralls-image]][coveralls-url]
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8 |
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9 | This is a database of all mime types.
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10 | It consists of a single, public JSON file and does not include any logic,
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11 | allowing it to remain as un-opinionated as possible with an API.
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12 | It aggregates data from the following sources:
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13 |
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14 | - http://www.iana.org/assignments/media-types/media-types.xhtml
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15 | - http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/httpd/httpd/trunk/docs/conf/mime.types
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16 | - http://hg.nginx.org/nginx/raw-file/default/conf/mime.types
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17 |
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18 | ## Installation
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19 |
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20 | ```bash
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21 | npm install mime-db
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22 | ```
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23 |
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24 | ### Database Download
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25 |
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26 | If you're crazy enough to use this in the browser, you can just grab the
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27 | JSON file using [jsDelivr](https://www.jsdelivr.com/). It is recommended to
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28 | replace `master` with [a release tag](https://github.com/jshttp/mime-db/tags)
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29 | as the JSON format may change in the future.
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30 |
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31 | ```
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32 | https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/jshttp/mime-db@master/db.json
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33 | ```
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34 |
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35 | ## Usage
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36 |
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37 | ```js
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38 | var db = require('mime-db')
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39 |
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40 | // grab data on .js files
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41 | var data = db['application/javascript']
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42 | ```
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43 |
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44 | ## Data Structure
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45 |
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46 | The JSON file is a map lookup for lowercased mime types.
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47 | Each mime type has the following properties:
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48 |
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49 | - `.source` - where the mime type is defined.
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50 | If not set, it's probably a custom media type.
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51 | - `apache` - [Apache common media types](http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/httpd/httpd/trunk/docs/conf/mime.types)
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52 | - `iana` - [IANA-defined media types](http://www.iana.org/assignments/media-types/media-types.xhtml)
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53 | - `nginx` - [nginx media types](http://hg.nginx.org/nginx/raw-file/default/conf/mime.types)
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54 | - `.extensions[]` - known extensions associated with this mime type.
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55 | - `.compressible` - whether a file of this type can be gzipped.
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56 | - `.charset` - the default charset associated with this type, if any.
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57 |
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58 | If unknown, every property could be `undefined`.
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59 |
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60 | ## Contributing
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61 |
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62 | To edit the database, only make PRs against `src/custom-types.json` or
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63 | `src/custom-suffix.json`.
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64 |
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65 | The `src/custom-types.json` file is a JSON object with the MIME type as the
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66 | keys and the values being an object with the following keys:
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67 |
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68 | - `compressible` - leave out if you don't know, otherwise `true`/`false` to
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69 | indicate whether the data represented by the type is typically compressible.
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70 | - `extensions` - include an array of file extensions that are associated with
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71 | the type.
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72 | - `notes` - human-readable notes about the type, typically what the type is.
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73 | - `sources` - include an array of URLs of where the MIME type and the associated
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74 | extensions are sourced from. This needs to be a [primary source](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primary_source);
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75 | links to type aggregating sites and Wikipedia are _not acceptable_.
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76 |
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77 | To update the build, run `npm run build`.
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78 |
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79 | ### Adding Custom Media Types
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80 |
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81 | The best way to get new media types included in this library is to register
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82 | them with the IANA. The community registration procedure is outlined in
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83 | [RFC 6838 section 5](http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6838#section-5). Types
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84 | registered with the IANA are automatically pulled into this library.
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85 |
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86 | If that is not possible / feasible, they can be added directly here as a
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87 | "custom" type. To do this, it is required to have a primary source that
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88 | definitively lists the media type. If an extension is going to be listed as
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89 | associateed with this media type, the source must definitively link the
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90 | media type and extension as well.
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91 |
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92 | [ci-image]: https://badgen.net/github/checks/jshttp/mime-db/master?label=ci
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93 | [ci-url]: https://github.com/jshttp/mime-db/actions?query=workflow%3Aci
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94 | [coveralls-image]: https://badgen.net/coveralls/c/github/jshttp/mime-db/master
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95 | [coveralls-url]: https://coveralls.io/r/jshttp/mime-db?branch=master
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96 | [node-image]: https://badgen.net/npm/node/mime-db
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97 | [node-url]: https://nodejs.org/en/download
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98 | [npm-downloads-image]: https://badgen.net/npm/dm/mime-db
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99 | [npm-url]: https://npmjs.org/package/mime-db
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100 | [npm-version-image]: https://badgen.net/npm/v/mime-db
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