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[OT] mod_mime_magic in perl?
Does anyone know if there is a perl module that implements the features of Apache's mod_mime_magic module? (e.g., you give it a file handle, or data and it tries to autodetect the correct mime-type)
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Re: [OT] mod_mime_magic in perl?
Posted by "Randal L. Schwartz" <me...@stonehenge.com>.
>>>>> "Issac" == Issac Goldstand <ne...@writeme.com> writes:
Issac> Well, it looks great except that most of the types are just
Issac> different flavors of text/plain... If you do implement real
Issac> magic files (look at the files the Apache uses for good example
Issac> magic files), or even get a bigger list in your module, PLEASE
Issac> let me know. Aside from that lack, it's perfect for me.
There's File::MMagic in the CPAN, extracted from the file(1) PPT
command, which uses standard magic-format files. You could certainly
hook that up to do your equivalent of mod_mime_magic.
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Re: [OT] mod_mime_magic in perl?
Posted by barries <ba...@slaysys.com>.
On Thu, May 31, 2001 at 03:08:03PM +0200, Issac Goldstand wrote:
> Aside from that lack, it's perfect for me.
Feel like patching in a magic-file parser? I'm swamped at the moment.
- Barrie
Re: [OT] mod_mime_magic in perl?
Posted by Issac Goldstand <ne...@writeme.com>.
> On Wed, May 30, 2001 at 05:21:22PM +0200, Issac Goldstand wrote:
> > Does anyone know if there is a perl module that implements the features
of Apache's mod_mime_magic module? (e.g., you give it a file handle, or
data and it tries to autodetect the correct mime-type)
>
> Here's a module (File::Type) that I've been meaning to clean up for CPAN
> for a while. It's in alpha, but it works for me so far.
>
> http://slaysys.com/src/Type.pm
>
> The "magic" it refers to must be a Perl data structure, not a "real"
> magic file, though I'd really like to get to parsing real magic files.
>
> If you want to use it, let me know and I'll CPAN it sooner. It will
> need some MIME types added or a parser for a "real" MIME types file.
Well, it looks great except that most of the types are just different
flavors of text/plain... If you do implement real magic files (look at the
files the Apache uses for good example magic files), or even get a bigger
list in your module, PLEASE let me know. Aside from that lack, it's perfect
for me.
Issac
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Re: [OT] mod_mime_magic in perl?
Posted by barries <ba...@slaysys.com>.
On Wed, May 30, 2001 at 05:21:22PM +0200, Issac Goldstand wrote:
> Does anyone know if there is a perl module that implements the features of Apache's mod_mime_magic module? (e.g., you give it a file handle, or data and it tries to autodetect the correct mime-type)
Here's a module (File::Type) that I've been meaning to clean up for CPAN
for a while. It's in alpha, but it works for me so far.
http://slaysys.com/src/Type.pm
The "magic" it refers to must be a Perl data structure, not a "real"
magic file, though I'd really like to get to parsing real magic files.
If you want to use it, let me know and I'll CPAN it sooner. It will
need some MIME types added or a parser for a "real" MIME types file.
- Barrie