Dancer::MIME(3)

NAME
Dancer::MIME - Singleton object to handle MimeTypes

SYNOPSIS
    # retrieve object instance
    my $mime = Data::MIME->instance();

    # return a hash reference of user defined types
    my $types = $mime->custom_types;

    # return the default mime-type for unknown files
    $mime->default

    # set the default mime-type with Dancer::Config or Dancer, like
    set default_mime_type => "text/plain";
    # or directly in your config.yml file.

    # add non standard mime type
    $mime->add_type( foo => "text/foo" );

    # add an alias to an existing type
    $mime->add_alias( bar => "foo" );

    # get mime type for standard or non standard types
    $nonstandard_type = $mime->for_name('foo');
    $standard_type    = $mime->for_name('svg');

    # get mime type for a file (given the extension)
    $mime_type = $mime->for_file("foo.bar");

PUBLIC API

  instance
    my $mime = Dancer::MIME->instance();

return the Dancer::MIME instance object.

  add_type
    # add nonstandard mime type
    $mime->add_type( foo => "text/foo" );

Add a non standard mime type or overrides an existing one.

  add_alias
    # add alias to standard or previous alias
    $mime->add_alias( my_jpg => 'jpg' );

Adds an alias to an existing mime type.

  for_name
    $mime->for_name( 'jpg' );

Retrieve the mime type for a standard or non standard mime type.

  for_file
    $mime->for_file( 'file.jpg' );

Retrieve the mime type for a file, based on a file extension.

  custom_types
    my $types = $mime->custom_types;

Retrieve the full hash table of added mime types.

  name_or_type
    my $type = $mime->name_or_type($thing);

Resolves the $thing into a content $type whether it's the name of a MIME type like "txt" or already a mime type like "text/plain".

AUTHORS
This module has been written and rewritten by different people from Dancer project.

LICENCE
This module is released under the same terms as Perl itself.

SEE ALSO
Dancer