module Athena::MIME::TypesGuesserInterface

Represents a type responsible for guessing the MIME type of a file.

Direct including types

Athena::MIME::MagicTypesGuesser Athena::MIME::TypesInterface

Methods

abstract #guess_mime_type(path : String | Path) : String | Nil

Returns the guessed MIME type for the file at the provided path, or nil if it could not be determined.

How exactly the MIME type is determined is up to each individual implementation.

guesser.guess_mime_type "/path/to/image.png" # => "image/png"

abstract #supported? : Bool

Returns true if this guesser is supported, otherwise false.

The value may be cached on the class level.