FileWrapper

FileWrapper is a Rails plugin and RubyGem which wraps the command line utility ‘file’ to detect the mime-type of a file.

Installation as Rails plugin

From the Rails project root, execute:

  script/plugin install git://github.com/Narnach/file_wrapper.git

Installation as gem

When you have setup gemcutter.org as a gem source, you can install it with:

  sudo gem install file_wrapper

When you have setup gems.github.com as a gem source, you can install it with:

  sudo gem install Narnach-file_wrapper

If you want tests and the project’s history, you can clone the git repo and build the gem yourself:

  git clone git://github.com/Narnach/file_wrapper.git
  cd file_wrapper
  rake install

Example

Detect the mime-type of a file.

  FileWrapper.get_mime('Rakefile') #=> 'text/plain'

Changelog

Version 0.4.1

• FileWrapper can now handle filenames with spaces as it wraps it in double quotes.

Version 0.4.0

• Removed unneeded autorequire from gemspec
• Updated readme with gem install instructions
• Updated gemspec
• Another small documentation update
• Updated readme
• Removed unused files

Version 0.3.0

• Added gemspec: this is no longer a plugin but a stand-alone gem which should still work as a rails plugin.
• Renamed readme
• Ignored gem output directory
• Updated readme with installation instructions.
• Added plugin to git.

Contributors

• Filip ‘FiXato’ Slagter

Copyright © 2008 Wes Oldenbeuving, released under the MIT license