UM.MimeTypeDatabase.MimeTypeDatabase Class Reference

Public Member Functions
MimeType	getMimeType (cls, str name)
MimeType	getMimeTypeForFile (cls, str file_name)
None	addMimeType (cls, MimeType mime_type)
None	removeMimeType (cls, MimeType mime_type)

Static Public Attributes
	MimeTypeNotFoundError = MimeTypeNotFoundError

Detailed Description

Handles lookup of MIME types for files with support for custom MIME types.

This class wraps around ``QMimeDatabase`` and extends it with support for
custom MIME types defined at runtime.

:note Custom MIME types are currently only detected based on extension.

Member Function Documentation

addMimeType()

None UM.MimeTypeDatabase.MimeTypeDatabase.addMimeType	(		cls,
		MimeType	mime_type )

Add a custom MIME type that can be detected.

:param mime_type: The custom MIME type to add.

getMimeType()

MimeType UM.MimeTypeDatabase.MimeTypeDatabase.getMimeType	(		cls,
		str	name )

Get a MIME type by name.

This will return a ``MimeType`` object corresponding to the specified
name.

:param name: The name of the MIME type to return.
:return: A ``MimeType`` object corresponding to the specified name.
:exception MimeTypeNotFoundError Raised when the specified MIME type
cannot be found.

getMimeTypeForFile()

MimeType UM.MimeTypeDatabase.MimeTypeDatabase.getMimeTypeForFile	(		cls,
		str	file_name )

Get a MIME type for a specific file.

:param file_name: The name of the file to get the MIME type for.
:return: A MimeType object that contains the detected MIME type for the file.
:exception MimeTypeNotFoundError Raised when no MIME type can be found
    for the specified file.

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The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:

• UM/MimeTypeDatabase.py