amalthea.fileformats

The module implements recognition of file formats. Main function of this module: FileFormat getFileFormat(string filepath) Recognition is carried out according to a complex algorithm based on a special file containing information about file formats. The default path of such file for a normal library installation is: /etc/amalthea-${DC}/fileformats.json You can expand the search paths for format descriptions with: void addNewPathToFindFileFormats(string dir)

Members

Functions

addNewPathToFindFileFormats void addNewPathToFindFileFormats(string dir): The functions allows to extend paths to find JSON files with file formats.
contentTypeGuess auto contentTypeGuess(string filepath): Returns tuple with MIME type and its description.
g_content_type_get_description char* g_content_type_get_description(char* type): Undocumented in source but is binding to C. You might be able to learn more by searching the web for its name.
g_content_type_get_mime_type char* g_content_type_get_mime_type(char* type): Undocumented in source but is binding to C. You might be able to learn more by searching the web for its name.
getAllFileFormats FileFormat[] getAllFileFormats(): Returns array of supported file formats.
getFileFormat FileFormat getFileFormat(string filepath, string additExt): The function gets the FileFormat structure with info about file format.
getFileFormat FileFormat getFileFormat(string filepath): The function gets the FileFormat structure with info about file format.
isUnicodeTextFile bool isUnicodeTextFile(string filepath): The function returns true if specified file contains plain Unicode-text.

Static functions

g_content_type_guess char* g_content_type_guess(char* filename, byte* data, size_t data_size, bool* result_uncertain): Undocumented in source but is binding to C. You might be able to learn more by searching the web for its name.
g_free void g_free(void* mem): Undocumented in source but is binding to C. You might be able to learn more by searching the web for its name.
searchBySignature FileFormat[] searchBySignature(FileFormat[] candidates, ubyte[] data): Undocumented in source. Be warned that the author may not have intended to support it.

Structs

FileFormat struct FileFormat: File format info.
Signature struct Signature: Undocumented in source.

Variables

canonBase string canonBase;: Undocumented in source.