## mime-sniffer [](https://github.com/flier/rust-mime-sniffer/actions/workflows/ci.yml) [](https://crates.io/crates/mime_sniffer)
Detecting mime types base on content sniffer.
[Document](https://docs.rs/mime-sniffer/)
***The detection workflow was copied from [Chromium](https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src/+/refs/heads/main/net/base/mime_sniffer.cc)***
For more detail, please read [How Mozilla determines MIME Types](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/How_Mozilla_determines_MIME_Types).
## Usage
To use `mime-sniffer`, first add this to your `Cargo.toml`:
```toml
[dependencies]
mime-sniffer = "^0.1"
```
Then, add this to your crate root:
```rust
extern crate mime_sniffer;
use mime_sniffer::MimeTypeSniffer;
```
And then, use hash function with module or hasher
```rust
use mime_sniffer::MimeTypeSniffer;
assert_eq!(Some("application/pdf"), b"%PDF-1.5".sniff_mime_type());
```
## Examples
```rust
extern crate url;
#[macro_use]
extern crate mime;
extern crate mime_sniffer;
use url::Url;
use mime_sniffer::{HttpRequest, MimeTypeSniffer, MimeTypeSniffable, MimeTypeSnifferExt};
let url = Url::parse("http://localhost/notes.ppt").unwrap();
let req = HttpRequest {
content: b"\xD0\xCF\x11\xE0\xA1\xB1\x1A\xE1",
url: &url,
type_hint: "text/plain",
};
assert!(req.should_sniff_mime_type());
assert_eq!(req.sniff_mime_type(), Some("application/vnd.ms-powerpoint"));
assert_eq!(req.sniff_mime_type_ext().unwrap().type_(), mime::APPLICATION);
```
## Related
* To recognize binary file type, you may need [libmagic](https://linux.die.net/man/3/libmagic) with rust binding [rust-magic](https://github.com/robo9k/rust-magic) crate. [](https://crates.io/crates/magic)
* To guess MIME type by file extension, you may need [mime_guess](https://github.com/abonander/mime_guess) crate. [](https://crates.io/crates/mime_guess)
* To manage MIME type as strong types, you may need [mime.rs](https://github.com/hyperium/mime.rs) crate. [](https://crates.io/crates/mime)